A massive police presence has responded after a man open fired at a UPS facility, killing at least four people and injuring several others.
Reporters at the scene noted before the deaths were confirmed that there were two bodies under yellow tarps were visible on the street outside of the facility. Later reports indicated that the shooter was among those injured, and that the wound was self-inflicted.
"It's fluid right now", Brent Andrew, a hospital spokesperson, told the San Francisco Chronicle regarding the number of victims and injuries. "We've accepted some and we're expecting more".
People in the area were advised to shelter in place while they secured the scene.
One nearby resident said that he watched as police and firefighters dragged bodies covered in blood from the building and loaded them into ambulances.
"I was sick to my stomach, seeing those bodies", the man, who the San Francisco Chronicle identified only as Chino, said. "They were looking pretty bad".
Another man, in a UPS uniform, said that he had been inside the UPS building when the shooting started. He said that the gunman was a UPS employee, and was brandishing a handgun.
The attack reportedly occurred during a morning meeting in the building. Several employees at the UPS branch were later photographed standing on the roof of the building as police surrounded the facility and secured the scene.
"UPS confirms there was an incident involving employees within the company's facility in San Francisco earlier this morning. Local law enforcement have control of the facility and are conducting an investigation. The company is cooperating with law enforcement. We cannot provide information as to the identity of persons involved at this time, pending the police investigation", UPS wrote in a statement following the shooting.
