Gunfire erupted between two vehicles speeding through San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf area Sunday night, injuring six people, including four bystanders in the popular tourist destination, Police Commissioner William Scott said.
Among the bystanders injured in what Scott described as a “car-to-car” shooting was a 10-year-old girl who was hit by one of the recklessly driven cars as she was with her 16-year-old companion crossed the street on her bicycle, the chief told reporters at the scene. Three other people were hit by shards of glass that shattered in the exchange of fire. None of the bystanders suffered life-threatening injuries, Scott said. The 16-year-old was hit but not injured.
Two people in the cars responsible for the shooting were also injured, one with non-life-threatening injuries, Scott said. They were taken to the hospital, as was the ten-year-old girl.
“Shots were fired from both vehicles,” Scott said, and police are searching for a white sedan and its occupants who fled the area. The other vehicle was a black SUV that was towed from the scene of the accident.
Scott stressed that the shooting did not appear to have happened accidentally. The evidence suggests that “it was an isolated incident and these individuals were targeting each other,” the boss said, adding, “We don’t think it was a coincidence at all.”
The shooting occurred along the Embarcadero, beginning around 6:48 p.m. in the Beach Street and Stockton Street area and ending nearly a mile away as cars approached the Ferry Building, police said. Scott said police arrived within minutes. Officials rendered assistance and called paramedics, who transported the victims to a local hospital.
“These are very traumatizing events,” Scott said. “On a beautiful Sunday on Father’s Day there was such chaos in our town.” He promised: “There will be accountability. You cannot and will not come into town and leave. We will find you and you will go to jail.”
Anyone with video evidence or information is asked to contact police at 415-575-4444.
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