A police chase of two East Bay robbery suspects crossed the Bay Bridge and met a bloody end last night after the vehicle crashed on Bayshore Boulevard and a gun battle ensued, leaving the vehicle’s passenger and a San Francisco police officer shot and in critical condition.
The suspect accused of shooting the officer was identified at 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon as Norris Reed III, a 36-year-old Oakland resident. Police sources confirmed to Mission Local that the officer injured in the shooting was Brittney Taylor, an officer at SFPD’s Southern Station.
Taylor is expected to survive her injuries, according to a statement from The San Francisco Police Officers Association released today at 6:53 a.m.
“The San Francisco Police Officers Association is profoundly relieved to learn that the San Francisco police officer who was shot multiple times in the line of duty Sunday night is expected to survive. The officer is currently in surgery,” read the statement.
Reed is facing multiple charges, including the attempted murder of a police officer and assault with a semiautomatic weapon.
According to Police Chief Derrick Lew, who stood with more than a dozen officers and Mayor Daniel Lurie this morning at SFPD headquarters taking questions, the San Francisco Police Department was alerted last night that two suspects involved in an East Bay robbery had crossed into San Francisco.
Officers intercepted the suspects’ car at Mission and First streets, and a chase ensued.
The chase sped through multiple districts until the suspects’ vehicle crashed in Bayview, on Bayshore Boulevard and Jerrold Avenue. As officers approached the vehicle, the driver fired at the police, striking one officer multiple times, Lew said.
The passenger of the vehicle was also wounded in the gun battle, and both the officer and the passenger were transported to San Francisco General Hospital, where they are both being treated for critical injuries.
While not named at today’s press conference, Taylor was described by Lew this morning as “extremely popular” and known for her “hard-nosed work ethic.” Taylor was recognized by the department in November 2025 as officer of the month.
Following the exchange of gunfire, the driver fled the area on foot and, according to officers, hid near the Bayshore Navigation Center, a homeless shelter behind a Chevron gas station.
Officers found and arrested the suspect after a staff member at the shelter allegedly alerted the police, according to police sources. The SFPD recovered two firearms.
Footage posted on social media of the incident showed at least 20 police vehicles parked along Bayshore Boulevard, and dozens of police officers gathered near a smoking vehicle. The rear window of the vehicle had been shattered and the bumper was missing.
In subsequent footage, officers carry a man in shorts by the arms and feet and place him onto the ground.
Data from ShotSpotter reviewed by Mission Local indicates that 19 shots were fired from “high capacity” weapons at 10:45 p.m. on Sunday. Lew did not respond to questions as to how many police units were involved in the shooting.
The shootout resulted in thousands of dollars in damage to the Chevron gas station, located on Bayshore and Jerrold Avenue.
When contacted this morning by Mission Local, the owner pointed to two bullet holes fired into a fuel pump, which is currently out of service. Bullets also hit two poles separating the convenience store from the parking lot. No gas station attendants were injured in the shooting.
The shooting occurred just feet away from San Francisco’s last police shooting on Highway 101, in September 2025, during which Juan Antonio Serrato was shot by a sheriff’s deputy after lunging at officers with scissors. This is the second police shooting of Lurie’s tenure.
Lurie visited Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital last night and spoke with the responding officers and the care team that performed surgery on Taylor.
“When anyone comes to commit a crime in our city, we will use every tool at our disposal to keep our city safe,” said Lurie on Monday morning. “We will not tolerate violence of any kind. To anyone who would consider coming to San Francisco to commit a crime, the message is clear: We will find you and we will arrest you.”
