Gunman Kills 1, Injures 1 In Shooting On San Francisco Train 6/23/22 Transcript

Speaker 1: (00:00) According to a statement from supervisor Mirna Melgar, this started with two trained passengers in a heated argument as a train left Forest Hill station, headed to Castro station. That's when witnesses described hearing three or four shots. Speaker 2: (00:12) One of our station agents who heard the gunfire and they alerted the police as well as our transportation management center. Speaker 1: (00:19) San Francisco police rushed to Castro station but they did not find the shooter. They did find two victims. One was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The other dead inside the train. Police have only released a very vague description of the shooter, telling us he was wearing dark clothes in a hooded jacket, but they're reviewing video and images from Muni cameras at their stations and aboard the train. A Muni spokesperson says this is the first time someone was shot and killed aboard one of their trains for passengers. It's a shock. Speaker 3: (00:51) It's not just whoever it was who was shot or the companion of whoever it was, who was shot, but it's the people who were there who heard the sound and saw it happen. And I mean, the trauma of that is incredible. Speaker 1: (01:07) Police did not lock down the neighborhood saying they do not believe the gunman posed an immediate threat to residents or businesses. And they were also quick to address concerns. This shooting happened just days before hundreds of thousands are set to gather for the city's Pride celebrations. Speaker 4: (01:22) I just really want to assure, again, our community members, our LGBTQ community members, and those who are visiting our city from around the world for San Francisco Pride that this incident does not appear to be related to Pride or targeting our LGBTQ community. Speaker 1: (01:36) The shooting shut down a large portion of San Francisco's subway system for hours. Muni workers directed passengers to buses until Muni resumes service just after 2:00 PM. In San Francisco, Sergio Quintana, NBC Bay Area news. Speaker 5: (01:51) Thanks for watching our YouTube channel follow today's top stories and breaking news by downloading the NBC News app.