S.F. cop shot and wounded in the Mission

[alp227]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

(06-19) 07:02 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A veteran San Francisco police officer was shot and wounded early today outside a nightclub in the Mission District, police said.

The officer, whose name was not released, and two rookie officers were on patrol when they witnessed a fight involving a large group of women outside El Rincon nightclub at 16th and Harrison streets at 1:30 a.m. They saw several men trying to hold the women back, said San Francisco police Lt. Lyn Tomioka.

The officers got out of their car and separated the people who were fighting, Tomioka said. Someone then opened fire, and the veteran officer was shot in the foot, Tomioka said. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with a non-life-threatening injury, police said.

The two officers he was helping to train went to his aid and put out a description of a car that left the area at high speed, police said.

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[awoke_in_2003]

1. guns and liquor...

what a great combo :sarcasm: Glad it was only a foot shot.

[Oldtimeralso]

2. Shot In The Foot?

Did they call an ambulance or a toe truck?

[Lagomorph]

4. Got themselves into a...

tow jam. <---- deliberate

[Sodbuster]

3. Who is going to foot the bill for this?

[Chubb Rock]

5. San Fransisco needs to put their foot down on crime...

I hope the officer's insurance does the right thing and foot's the medical bill...

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Actually its workmans comp since its an on the job injury

Foot wounds can leave permanent damage and end careers. Lets hope this one is not one of those

[Old Vet]

7. Maybe its me but cops getting shot doesnt.............

have any joke value............Thank goodness nobody was killed. Although I agree drinking and weapons is a hellava mixture.

[Taverner]

8. Bet donuts to dollars the cop and his friends will find joke value

My dad was a cop, and I found cops to have some of the best gallows humor - kinda have to