Please, praying for the San Francisco Police officer who was shot in the line of duty overnight.🙏🏻

BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Police were pursuing a gray Toyota wanted in connection with a strong-arm robbery near SoMa when the chase ended on Bayshore Blvd.

Officers located the car, which had two people inside, traveling on 5th Street near Folsom Street, according to a statement by Officer Eve Laokwansathitaya.
When officers tried to conduct a traffic stop near Mission and First streets, the driver fled, initiating a police pursuit. The chase continued along city streets until the suspect's vehicle became disabled in the area of Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue, police said in a statement.

Police said the driver opened fire on officers, striking one officer several times, prompting police to shoot back.
The driver ran away on foot, but the passenger sustained injuries from the gunfire, police said.

Responding officers quickly took the injured officer and the injured passenger to a local hospital, where both were being treated for life-threatening injuries. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurrie was spotted there, visiting the officer.

In a statement, Louis Wong, president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, said the officer was set to undergo surgery and is expected to recover.

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