Overview
- Officers said they were flagged down just before 4:30 p.m. by a man who reported being bitten by a large off‑leash German shepherd at Market and O’Farrell streets.
- Police said the dog continued to show aggression and later returned and bit a responding officer before an officer-involved shooting wounded the dog and its owner.
- The man was shot in the leg, treated at the scene and taken to a hospital, and he is expected to survive, according to officials.
- Animal Care and Control took custody of the injured dog and transported it to a veterinarian, and both the dog and the owner were reported expected to survive.
- The District Attorney’s Office, SFPD investigative units and Internal Affairs, and the Department of Police Accountability are conducting parallel reviews, and Market Street closures caused transit detours during the response.