An unknown assailant shot a woman with an air gun early this morning in SoMa, police have reported.
Just after 3am on the unit block of 6th Street, a 41-year-old woman was standing in a bus shelter when a male suspect rode up on a bicycle, shouted at her and shot her with an air gun.
The suspect fled northbound on 6th Street and was not arrested; police transported the victim to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An air gun typically fires small pellet-sized rounds. Unlike a more powerful firearm, projectiles are launched using pressurized gas (as opposed to gunpowder) and are usually less lethal.
Anyone who has information about this incident is encouraged to contact SFPD via the department's anonymous tip line at 415-575-4444, or text TIP411 with "SFPD" at the start of the message.
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