Trader Joe’s Shoplifting Suspect Killed And Two Cops Injured After Car Crashes Into Them During Pursuit In San Francisco

A Trader Joe’s shoplifting fishy was killed and two San Francisco constabulary officers were injured Friday aft each 3 were struck by a conveyance while nan man attempted to fly connected foot.

Officers responded soon aft 7:30 a.m. to a reported theft astatine nan Trader Joe’s connected California and Hyde streets successful San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood, according to a news release. The shop was not unfastened astatine nan time.

Video obtained by Fox 2 San Francisco shows nan suspect, allegedly a erstwhile worker of nan market store, moving from constabulary connected a sidewalk earlier falling to nan ground, wherever officers get connected apical of him successful an effort to detain him. As nan struggle continues, a achromatic Lexus SUV approaches and nan group remains successful its way for respective seconds earlier nan conveyance fails to extremity successful clip and strikes nan fishy and nan 2 officers.

One of nan officers was pinned beneath nan SUV and had to beryllium rescued by firefighters, while emergency crews rushed each 3 group to a adjacent hospital. Despite life-saving efforts, nan fishy later died from his injuries, officials said.

Both officers suffered limb injuries but are expected to survive.

The driver remained astatine nan segment and is cooperating pinch investigators, though constabulary person not said really accelerated nan conveyance was walking aliases what caused nan crash. Police person not identified nan fishy and are continuing to analyse some nan alleged theft and nan collision, including nan circumstances of nan ft pursuit and whether officers followed section pursuit policies.

Under San Francisco police policy adopted successful 2023, officers whitethorn only initiate ft pursuits erstwhile they reasonably judge a fishy has committed an discourtesy warranting detention aliases arrest, acknowledging that specified chases are inherently “dangerous and unpredictable.”

Trader Joe’s, arsenic good arsenic metropolis officials, person issued statements astir nan incident.

Nakia Rohde, Trader Joe’s nationalist relations manager, told Mission Local in a statement, “We are alert of nan tragic mishap involving a erstwhile Trader Joe’s Crew Member and members of nan San Francisco Police Department that occurred this morning.”

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said he said pinch some of nan officers who were deed and is wishing them a “speedy recovery.”

“Every day, our constabulary officers put themselves successful harm’s measurement to support San Franciscans safe,” Lurie said on X. “... Any nonaccomplishment of life is simply a tragedy. I americium grateful to nan first responders who acted quickly to render assistance to everyone involved.”

Anyone pinch accusation related to this incident is asked to telephone SFPD astatine 415-575-4444 aliases matter nan tipline astatine TIP411.

The Independent has contacted nan San Francisco Police Department for comment.