San Francisco BART shooting near Civic Center leaves 1 dead, 1 arrested: police
The victim was transported to a local hospital, where they later died, officials said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A shooting at the Civic Center BART station in San Francisco on Thursday night has resulted in at least one death and one suspect being taken into custody, officials said.
Police for the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency, who are specifically assigned to the Civic Center, quickly responded to the incident at 8:37 p.m., FOX 2 of the Bay Area reported. The station serves the area where City Hall and other public buildings are located.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At least two men were involved in the incident and may have argued before gunshots were fired, a witness told BART police, FOX 2 reported.
A BART train is seen in the San Francisco Bay Area, May 10, 2016.
The Civic Center station was subsequently closed as police investigated the shooting, officials said.
BART police had multiple officers at Civic Center when the shooting occurred. Additionally 2 officers assigned to ride trains had just stepped off a train at Civic when the shooting occurred and helped take the suspect into custody.
— SFBART (@SFBART) February 11, 2022
The victim was transported to a hospital but later died, officials said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Francisco's City Hall in California. (Istock)
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UPDATE: The shooting victim who was taken to a hospital has died.
— KTVU (@KTVU) February 11, 2022
The Civic Center station was expected to remain closed overnight until Friday morning, BART said in a statement.