So something is happening at United Nations Plaza in San Francisco:
Police standoff with poss. armed suspect happening in SF Civic Center Plaza. Pedestrians, motorists being evacuated from area.#abc7now pic.twitter.com/hoxU6ftJHR
— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) September 24, 2016
SFPD talking to this man, believed to be armed in Civic Center Plaza. Standoff continues…Area has been evacuated.. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/7sQOMiz4IV
— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) September 24, 2016
San Francisco: Thousands evacuated as police surround gunman in United Nations Plaza. https://t.co/HdqXqurieD #sun7 https://t.co/NyDClYO3Vf
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) September 24, 2016
BREAKING: HIGH MEDIA EVENT CIVIC CENTER SHUT DOWN UN PLAZA CLEARED OUT. MAN WITH A GUN AVOID AREA
— SF Firefighters 798 (@SFFFLocal798) September 24, 2016
More than 100 police at SF Civic Center in stand-off with man with a backpack #SF #CivicCenter
— Tade Oyerinde (@TadeOyerinde) September 24, 2016
SFPD has evacuated all of Civic Center plaza @ city hall. Standoff w/ man, possibly armed continues.#abc7now pic.twitter.com/0cDTjEJv8b
— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) September 24, 2016
From the Daily Star:
Bomb squads and a SWAT team has descended on The United Nations Plaza and Civic Center and the centre of San Francisco evacuated.
Hundreds of cops are poised amid negotiations.
Traffic gridlock around SF Civic Center Plaza, area is evacuated due to armed man near city hall. pic.twitter.com/EypP7TBSzQ
— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) September 24, 2016
SFPD SWAT Team has arrived on scene where cops are trying to get armed man to surrender near city hall. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/MZRxdabjn3
— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) September 24, 2016
Taking cover behind MUNI bus, we have been told to stay on N.side of Asian Art Museum as standoff continues. #abc7now pic.twitter.com/j8YnN9q9uc
— Cbarnard (@CornellBarnard) September 24, 2016
Video: #SanFrancisco police surround armed suspect in city's Civic Center pic.twitter.com/m7v9ZJRJDe
— The News Center (@The_News_center) September 24, 2016
I’ll update as more information becomes available.