Note: San Francisco police previously reported the shooting was at 25th and Cabrillo, but this story contains corrected information from U.S. Park police.
10:15 PM: U.S. Park Police were involved in a shooting in The Presidio in San Francisco this evening after a vehicle allegedly attempted to run over an officer, according to the National Park Service.
The shooting occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Lincoln Boulevard in the Presidio, after an officer spotted a suspect attempting to break into a vehicle, according to National Park Service spokeswoman Alexandra Picavet.
When the officer attempted to stop the suspect, the man jumped into a waiting car and allegedly drove toward the officer as if trying to run him over.
The officer fired his weapon at the car as it drove toward him, Picavet said.
The vehicle left the scene, and Park Police are working with San Francisco police to locate it. The vehicle is described as a tan Buick, and the suspects as two black males.
9:39 PM: U.S. Park Police were involved in an officer-involved shooting in San Francisco this evening, according to San Francisco police.
The shooting occurred in the Richmond District near 25th Avenue and Cabrillo Street around 7 p.m., a San Francisco police spokesman said. The spokesman said he did not know whether the shooting was fatal or nonfatal.
Calls to a National Park Service spokesperson for more information have not been returned.
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