Supervisor Myrna Melgar tweeted Wednesday morning that the shooting occurred just before 10 a.m. inside the train and the suspect ran out of the train at Castro Station and remains free. He says the shooting took place after a heated verbal altercation between the victim who was killed and the suspect on the train. Eyewitnesses said the second victim, who was injured in the shooting, was not involved in the verbal altercation, Soup. says Melgar. Police do not know how full the train was at the time of the shooting. The relationship between the suspect and the victims is currently unknown. VIDEO: ABC7 Lyanne Melendez at the Muni train shooting scene The SFPD Ofc Spokesperson. Kathryn Winters says the shooting has nothing to do with hatred or targeting the LGBTQI community. Police are working to protect the community throughout Pride and no specific threats have been made to Pride or the community. No description of the shooter is currently available. Police are working to retrieve surveillance videos from the train and Castro station. The SFPD has launched an investigation into Castro station, but this is not considered an active sniper status. There is no restriction on the area. The Castro station is closed and will be throughout the investigation. Trains will not stop there. SFMTA organized buses to support the service from the West Portal to Embarcadero / Folsom. Terrible news this morning: at MUNI between Forest Hill and Castro Station, we were informed by the SFPD that there was a shooting inside the train. Two victims were shot. One is dead and the second victim in hospital. The perpetrator ran out of the train at Kastro station – Myrna Melgar (@myrnamelgar) June 22, 2022 Stay tuned to ABC7 News for updates on this growing story. If you’re using the ABC7 News app, click here to watch live Copyright © 2022 KGO-TV. All rights reserved.
