Bay Area/ San Francisco

11th Street Shut Down After Bomb Threat At DNA Lounge [Updated]

Published on June 03, 2016
11th Street Shut Down After Bomb Threat At DNA Lounge [Updated]Photo: imgur

Hot on the heels of this afternoon's standoff in Chinatown, a bomb threat is occurring on 11th Street between Folsom and Harrison, according to SFPD

Users on Reddit say that an armed man has barricaded himself inside of DNA Lounge, which is located on the block. Police tactical units are on the scene, and "snipers are on buildings," says tipster Todd J.

Muni has rerouted bus lines along 11th Street: 

We'll update as we learn more.

Update, 5:07pm: Many businesses on the block have been evacuated, including DNA: 

Update, 5:31pm: DNA Lounge has a live webcast from security cameras inside its building, which currently shows police inside the club. 

Update, 5:46pm: According to the Chronicle's Bill Hutchinson, a male 911 caller is claiming to be inside the building with the bomb and a gun. 

Tipster Todd J. sent this photo of the bomb squad preparing a robot at 11th and Harrison: 


Update, 6:06pm: According to SFPD, the bomb threat was called in around 3:30pm. The hostage negotiation team, tactical unit, bomb squad, specialist team, and a K9 unit that detects explosives are all on the scene, along with Southern Station personnel and SFFD paramedics. 

"Negotiators are attempting to establish contact with the subject, and are ready to talk to him when they do reestablish contact," says a spokesperson.

Update, 6:48pm: The scene has been declared clear. SFPD spokesman Michael Andraychak tweets that no suspect or explosive device was discovered in the building after a sweep, and that streets will reopen soon.

For those of you looking forward to the final night of Point Break Live, rest assured that the show will go on: