Several victims were taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the shooting Wednesday morning
SAN FRANCISCO — At least four people were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting near a sprawling UPS warehouse and customer service center in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, authorities tell CBS San Francisco.
Police and emergency crews were responding.
Several victims have been taken to San Francisco General for treatment of injuries suffered in the shooting, the station reports.
UPS spokesman Steve Gaut tells the station that he believed the shooter “turned the gun on himself” but did not have additional information. The San Francisco Fire Department said that at least three victims were taken to the hospital.
Police issued an advisory at 9: 06 a.m. local time telling people to avoid the area.
Auto shop owner Robert Kim said he heard about five to eight rapid gunshots. The next thing he knew, he said, “there’s a mob of UPS drivers” running down the street screaming “shooter, shooter.”
Uniformed UPS employees were led out in a line by officers next to a highway. They walked away calmly with emergency vehicles nearby and gathered nearby outside a restaurant.
“UPS confirms there was an incident involving employees within the company’s facility in San Francisco earlier this morning, ” UPS spokesman Kyle Peterson said in an email. “Local law enforcement have control of the facility and are conducting an investigation. The company is cooperating with law enforcement. We cannot provide information as to the identity of persons involved at this time, pending the police investigation.”
The shooting led to a massive police response and a shelter-in-place warning for the surrounding area.
The building is on the eastern edge of the city, about 2.5 miles from downtown San Francisco.
