SAN FRANCISCO: US police said they shot dead a driver whose car crashed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Monday. Unverified footage on s...
Police officers are seen outside the visa office of the Chinese consulate, where earlier a vehicle crashed into the building, in San Francisco, California, on October 9, 2023. AFPPIX: US police said they shot dead a driver whose car crashed into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco on Monday.
A spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department said the vehicle had crashed into the visa office of the consulate in the middle of the afternoon, but officers were unable to say whether it had been a deliberate act. The spokesperson said officers, paramedics and medics had tried to save the suspect's life, but that the person was pronounced dead at the hospital some time later.The local ABC7 News channel said its crews had seen a man covered in blood and apparently unresponsive being taken away from the scene.