San Francisco police shoot man who fired at officers

A man was shot by police after allegedly threatening neighbors with a gun and then shooting at cops San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

In a statement hours later, the San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to a home on 41st Avenue between Lincoln Way and Irving Street at 4:23 p.m. after receiving reports of an armed man threatening neighbors.

When officers arrived and tried to contact the man, he discharged his firearm, prompting officers to return fire, police said. The man was hit by gunfire, and officers rendered aid.