Police said the identity of the driver and the cause of the incident were not yet known. There was also no word on whether anyone else was injured in the incident.
Police cordoned off the scene of the incident. Photo: Reuters
“I don’t know how many people were inside the visa office at the time of the collision,” San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman Sergeant Kathryn Winters told reporters at a press conference hours later.
“When police arrived on scene, they found the vehicle stopped inside the lobby of the Chinese Consulate,” Winters said. “Police entered, struggled with the suspect, and an officer-involved shooting occurred. The suspect was later pronounced dead at the hospital.”
She said police were working with US State Department investigators, adding: “There is very little information we can provide at this time.”
The Chinese Consulate in San Francisco also issued a separate statement saying that “an unidentified person crashed a car into the Consulate’s document room, posing a serious threat to the safety of staff and residents at the scene, and causing serious damage to the Consulate’s facilities and property.”
Bui Huy (according to Reuters, CBC)
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