At 7:55pm last night, November 29th, movie goers at the Metreon were forced to evacuate the building after SFPD received a call about an individual armed with a handgun inside.
#Breaking #HappeningNow #SFPD investigating suspicious activity inside the Metreon. Avoid area of 4th/Mission. Incident started 7:55PM #SF
— Ofc. Grace Gatpandan (@OfficerGrace) November 30, 2016
One theater goer at the scene tweeted that there may have been an altercation inside one of the theaters, which led an individual to brandish a gun.
I'm at the AMC Metreon 16 in San Francisco. Multiple witnesses say a man pulled a gun inside a movie after an altercation here. pic.twitter.com/z4yN8nkwly
— Michael Bodley (@michael_bodley) November 30, 2016
The SFPD later announced via email that one person was detained and a handgun was located at the scene. As an arrest had not been made, the detained individual's identity was not released.
Hoodline media partner ABC7 tweeted the following video of a man being taken into custody just outside of the movie theater, shortly after police arrived on the scene.
Police say one suspect has been detained following the incident at the #Metreon theater in #SanFrancisco: https://t.co/t8zzQ1IEcA: pic.twitter.com/YqEtKLaBbH
— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) November 30, 2016
As this is an ongoing investigation, police are asking anyone with information to call the anonymous tip line at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the message with "SFPD."
We'll update this story as we learn more.
