An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the suspect had been shot by police. Police have clarified that the suspect was injured in the incident, but not by a bullet.
6:31 PM: A suspect who was shot at by a San Francisco police officer after intentionally ramming a police vehicle with a stolen car in the city’s Hunters Point neighborhood Friday night has been identified as 44-year-old Larry Simonton, police said today.
Simonton, a San Francisco resident, was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault on a police officer, attempted robbery, theft of a vehicle and possession of stolen property following an incident that began shortly after 9 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Revere Avenue, police Sgt. Daryl Fong said.
A resident reported that he had just parked his car and was walking to his front door when a man approached and demanded his belongings, according to police.
The victim ran into his home and locked the door, then watched the suspect break into his car and drive away using a key that was in the glove box, police said.
Plainclothes officers in an unmarked police vehicle spotted the stolen car in the 100 block of Jerrold Avenue, where the suspect accelerated and struck the officers’ vehicle head-on, according to police.
The suspect then backed up and as he was about to ram the police car again, one of the officers fired his service weapon at him.
Simonton was not struck by the gunfire and tried to flee in the stolen car, but struck several parked cars before being taken into custody by other officers responding to the scene, police said.
Simonton was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for injuries he suffered in the collisions. He is expected to survive, according to police.
4:14 PM: A carjacking suspect was shot at by a San Francisco police officer after intentionally ramming a police vehicle in the city’s Hunters Point neighborhood on Friday night, police said.
A carjacking was reported shortly after 9 p.m. Friday in the 1200 block of Revere Avenue, where a resident had parked his car and was walking to his front door when he was approached by a suspect who demanded that he hand over his belongings, according to police.
The victim ran into his home and locked the door, then watched the suspect break into his car and drive away using a key that was in the glove box, police said.
Plainclothes officers spotted the vehicle in the 100 block of Jerrold Avenue, where the suspect accelerated and struck the officers’ unmarked car head-on, according to police.
The suspect then backed the car up and as he was about to ram the officers’ car again, one of the officers fired at him, missing him, according to police.
The suspect tried to drive away but hit multiple parked cars before being taken into custody by other officers responding to the scene, police said.
The 44-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for injuries he suffered in the collisions. The injuries were not life-threatening, according to police.
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery, theft of a vehicle, aggravated assault and possession of stolen property, police said.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
11:29 AM: A man was shot by police in San Francisco’s Hunters Point neighborhood on Friday night after he intentionally rammed their car, a police spokesman said today.
Officers had responded at 9:21 p.m. to a report of a carjacking in the 100 block of Jerrold Avenue, police spokesman Sgt. Daryl Fong said.
Plainclothes officers in an unmarked car spotted the suspect vehicle, but as they tried to pull it over, the driver intentionally rammed the officers’ vehicle, Fong said.
One of the officers in the vehicle shot at the suspect’s car, striking him. The suspect tried to drive away but crashed into a parked car a short distance away in the 100 block of Northridge Road, where other responding officers took him into custody, Fong said.
The suspect, a 44-year-old man whose name has not yet been released, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening, according to Fong.
The officers were not injured, and have been put on paid administrative leave while the shooting is investigated, as is standard procedure, he said.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
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