A burglary in San Francisco's Sunset District and a later shooting sent one person to the hospital Saturday morning, leaving police trying to sort out whether the incidents were connected. Officers were called to a break-in just after 5 a.m. on the 1200 block of 22nd Avenue, and about a half hour later, a shooting call came in from the 400 block of 47th Avenue, roughly 25 avenue numbers farther west.
According to CBS News, San Francisco police said the burglary Saturday morning ended in a shooting, though the exact link between the two calls hasn't been spelled out publicly. Police say the burglary victim fired a gun during the incident on 22nd Avenue, and the person accused of breaking in was gone by the time officers arrived on scene.
Two Crime Scenes, One Unanswered Question
Roughly 30 minutes after the 22nd Avenue call, officers responded to reports of a shooting on 47th Avenue, where they found a person who had been shot. That victim was taken to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening, per the same report.
Investigators are looking into both incidents, but they have not confirmed whether the burglary and the shooting are connected. The condition of the person accused in the burglary was also not disclosed in what police have released so far.
What Remains Unknown
No suspect description, arrest, or charges have been made public in connection with either the burglary or the shooting. Anyone with information on the incidents can likely find contact details through the San Francisco Police Department.
For now, residents in the area are left with more questions than answers: whether the person who fled the 22nd Avenue burglary is the same person who turned up shot on 47th Avenue, what property may have been involved, and how the two calls, minutes and blocks apart, actually fit together. Police have said only that both incidents remain under investigation.
