shooting_nighttime.jpgA teenage boy was shot in the foot near San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on Wednesday afternoon, police said today.

The shooting was reported around 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Gilman Avenue and Griffith Street.

The 15-year-old victim was walking down the street when he heard a gunshot, then realized he had been shot in the ankle, according to police.

The victim saw three males fleeing in a blue car. They had not been found as of this morning.

He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injury, police said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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