Powell Street BART Station Closed After Apparent Shooting

A major police situation was happening in or near Powell Street Station Friday morning after an armed suspect apparently fired a gun, and then was possibly shot by police.

An alert from the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management went out at 10:57 am to avoid the area of Market and Powell streets due to police activity.

The Chronicle reports from witnesses that a suspect was scene carrying a gun, and being chased by police from an alley near Mint Plaza (possibly Stevenson or Jessie Street) into a liquor store.

Police reportedly then chased the man with guns drawn out of the liquor store toward Powell Street Station, and there a witness told the Chronicle they heard a gunshot, followed by a “barrage” of gunfire. It has the markings of an officer-involved shooting, but the SFPD has not confirmed that yet.

The shooting reportedly happened around 10:30 am.

The San Francisco Fire Department tweeted at 10:47 am that they were assisting with a “traumatic injury” situation at the transit station, and that both the station and the vehicle lanes on Market above were closed.

A Chronicle reporter reported seeing a person being taken away on a stretcher.

The Citizen app had a report that the victim had “gunshot wounds to the right leg and left arm,” which may have come from a police scanner.

We’ll update you as we learn more.

Photo via Citizen app