UN Plaza Civic Center in SF evacuated due to armed gunman

[unitedwethrive]

Source: ABC 7 News San Francisco

Saturday, September 24, 2016 01:38PM


SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) --
San Francisco police have evacuated Civic Center and United Nations Plaza while responding to reports of a man with a gun in the area.

There are few details at this time, except that all pedestrians and motorists have been forced to leave the area. It was not immediately clear if anyone has been injured.

Read more: http://abc7news.com/news/un-plaza-civic-center-in-sf-evacuated-due-to-possible-armed-gunman/1525268/

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See...police can come across a man with a gun and figure out a way to deal with it other than shooting him. (Lots of subtext here...)

[brooklynite]

1. UPDATE-S.F. Civic Center blocked off as police negotiate with armed man

Police have blocked off traffic around San Francisco’s Civic Center and evacuated nearby buildings as negotiators try to talk down a man with a semiautomatic handgun who is threatening to harm people and commit suicide.

“He may want to end his life. He may want to take out other people. And we don’t want that to happen,” said San Francisco Police Department spokesman Carlos Manfredi. “As long as we have time to talk to him, we have hope.”

Manfredi said the man, who is white and in his 40s, called the police on himself around 12:00 p.m. Saturday. He told officers that he was thinking of hurting himself and possibly other people too.

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/S-F-Civic-Center-blocked-off-as-police-seek-man-9264469.php

[scscholar]

2. Has there ever been an unarmed gunman? (ntxt)

[C Moon]

3. :D

[branford]

4. Yes, when the person doesn't actually have a gun.

People often mistake common objects for guns (and bombs, swords, etc.) which then precipitates a police response.

Once the police determine the confused and innocent suspect only had a stick, cell phone, umbrella, etc., the lockdowns, shelter in place orders, and other precautions about the "gunman" are lifted.

[Lucky Luciano]

6. Yes...

[scscholar]

7. I have a normal speed connection...

which is dial-up since I live in Seattle. Do you have a transcript for the video?

[Lucky Luciano]

8. That was just me being a wiseass. A young woman born without arms.

Apparently, she likes to demonstrate how she lives her life without arms and in the video, she uses her feet to shoot a few different kinds of guns. So...an unarmed gunman.



I googled around for an "unarmed" gunman based on your quip!

[MrScorpio]

5. Is the gun OK?

It was obviously hanging out with a bad crowd.

[woodsprite]

9. I know it's probably coincidental, but it sure seems there's been a uptic

in gun, bombing and violence incidents as we get closer to the debates and actual election.