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The incident
unfolded around 4 p.m. local time near the St. Luke's campus of
the California Pacific Medical Center in the city's Mission
District, San Francisco Police spokesman Albie Esparza said.
He said the man fired off several rounds before officers opened
fire. No police were injured and there were no immediate reports
that any bystanders had been hurt.
Esparza said it was not immediately clear who killed the gunman,
suggesting that he may have died from a self-inflicted bullet
wound.
SWAT units were called in and streets in the area were shut down
as residents were told to stay away, Esparza said. Images
broadcast by local media showed a heavy police presence in the
area.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Tom
Brown)
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