Overview
- San Francisco police responded around 12:15 p.m. to reports of shots fired at the Palace Hotel on New Montgomery Street near Market Street.
- Officers located a possible suspect who refused to exit the building, resulting in a barricade situation with no reported injuries.
- SFPD deployed its hostage negotiation team to work toward a peaceful resolution.
- Parts of the building were evacuated, and by about 1 p.m. only the fourth floor remained closed, according to a hotel employee.
- City agencies shut Market Street between Annie Street and New Montgomery Street and issued an AlertSF advisory urging the public to avoid the area.