14-year-old boy injured while fleeing from gunfire in SF

A 14-year-old boy suffered an ankle injury as well as cuts and scrapes to his head while running from gunfire after getting off a bus in San Francisco’s Bayview District on Tuesday morning, according to police.

The shooting was reported at 9:53 a.m. in the vicinity of La Salle and Newcomb avenues, near Hilltop Park.

The suspect and victim both got off the bus and the suspect started shooting. The victim was transported to a hospital for his injuries, but he wasn’t struck by any bullets, according to police.

The suspect is thought to be a 16-year-old boy. He had not yet been arrested as of Wednesday morning.

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