The gas station on Potrero and 17th was robbed at gunpoint.

A man walked into the 76 Gas Station on the corner of Potrero and 17th at 8:20 p.m. Monday and waited until everyone had cleared out, according to police.

The suspect, described as between 25 and 30 years old, then went to the cash register, pulled out his handgun and demanded the cash. The 49-year-old cashier complied.

A cashier working there today said that he only knew about the robbery, but none of the details.

No one has been arrested.

Early Today

A 22-year-old man and a 39-year-old man got into a fistfight at 1:24 a.m. today that escalated when the younger man took a swing at the older man. He missed, but then knocked him to the ground on Valencia near 16th Street, kicked him in the head and left him unconscious. The suspect fled in a blue car and headed east on 16th St.

The victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Crime is trauma and the county offers different services. Here is a link to a page of services.

Victims of violent crime can contact the Trauma Recover Center at UCSF.

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