Man injured in early morning Tenderloin shooting

A 43-year-old man was injured in a shooting in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood early Tuesday morning, according to police.

The shooting was reported at 12:10 a.m. in the area of Turk and Larkin streets.

The shooting suspect, a man described as being in his mid 30s, approached the victim and shot him in the upper torso, then fled on foot, police said.

The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for his injuries, which are not considered life-threatening.

The suspect remained at large Tuesday morning. Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the message.

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