Wild video shows man firing gun on crowded, busy San Francisco Market Street
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - Police on Thursday continue to investigate Tuesday's shooting on San Francisco's Market Street that sent pedestrians scrambling for cover as bullets flew the air for nearly a minute.
"(I was) scared out of my mind. That's why I ducked, covered and ran with everyone else," said witness Jenny Shao who captured the incident on video.
Shao shared her video with San Francisco police, who say an apparent altercation led up to the shooting on Sixth and Market streets at about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police said people were shaken up but no one was hit by the flying bullets.
"It pretty much jars the senses that someone with reckless abandon shoots a gun," said San Francisco police spokesman Officer Robert Rueca. "It's a miracle the shots didn't strike anybody."
Police have not made an arrest. Paramedics took one man to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Shao said she had been on her way to a social event when she heard arguing. She didn't think much of it at first. Then everything changed quickly.
"I started hearing popping sounds. When I saw people running, I knew it wasn't firecrackers," she said.
She said she is still feeling the shock of what she saw.
"I'm still a bit shaken. I still don't have all my appetite back. Last night I was really shaken. Somebody brandishing a weapon like that needs to be behind bars," she said.