San Francisco Police Officer and Suspect Shot in Bayview Chase

A San Francisco police officer and suspect were shot and hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Sunday night after a vehicle chase through city streets ended in gunfire in the Bayview neighborhood.

The officer, who was shot multiple times, was in surgery Monday morning and is expected to survive, the San Francisco Police Officers Association said in a statement. 

“My thoughts are with the officer who was shot and her family during this time,” Mayor Daniel Lurie said during a press conference at SFPD headquarters Monday morning. “When anyone commits a crime in our city or comes to commit a crime in our city, we will use every tool at our disposal to keep our city safe. We will not tolerate violence of any kind.”

A source connected to law enforcement identified the officer who was shot as Brittney Taylor.

Around 10:30 p.m., SFPD officers responded to reports that a vehicle associated with a robbery in the East Bay was entering San Francisco from the Bay Bridge. They attempted to stop the vehicle at Mission and First streets in the South of Market neighborhood, but the driver fled, leading to a pursuit.

According to Police Chief Derrick Lew, the vehicle crashed near Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, the driver opened fire, shooting an officer multiple times. At least two officers opened fire, striking a person in the passenger seat of the suspect vehicle. 

The driver fled on foot before they were located by officers further down Jerrold Avenue and arrested, Lew said.  SFPD officers recovered two firearms.  

Taylor, a member of SFPD since 2019, has been named “officer of the month” three times, including in November.

“She’s an extremely popular officer who’s known for her hard work and hard-nosed work ethic,” Lew said.

The incident is being investigated by the District Attorney’s Office, Department of Police Accountability and SFPD.