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Chief briefs commission on shootings, July 6 Tenderloin standoff and new DA notification policy
Summary
Chief Tony Chaplin updated the Police Commission on multiple shootings and a July 6 critical incident in the Tenderloin, described negotiation tactics and less‑lethal force use, and said the department will require the homicide lieutenant on scene to immediately notify the DA investigator in future critical incidents.
Police Chief Tony Chaplin told the San Francisco Police Commission on July 13 that recent incidents, including a multi‑hour July 6 standoff in the Tenderloin, were resolved without homicide and that the department is changing notification procedures after identifying lapses in DA contact.
In a detailed briefing the chief recounted three shooting incidents in the reporting period and then described the July 6 Tenderloin critical incident. Officers established a perimeter amid a growing crowd, attempted less‑lethal…
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