A shooting outside the Vapor Room cannabis business in SoMa left owner Martin Olive critically injured. Witnesses described a point-blank shooting at 4:56 pm on Monday. When police arrived, Olive was found with life-threatening injuries but was later reported stable. Following the shooting, the alleged suspect retreated into a nearby building, prompting a four-hour standoff with police, which concluded with the suspect being fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire.
According to one witness description given to KTVU, the victim was lying 'under a blanket' on the street, which is not consistent with other reports. 'He was just lying there and all of a sudden, this guy comes out of a door. He just came out, and shot him point-blank, three times.'
A source separately told SFist that Olive was hospitalized and in stable condition as of 11 pm Monday.
Police have provided few details so far about what happened next, but around 9:19 pm, shots appear to have been exchanged and the suspect was fatally shot by police.
The police had information that the shooter had retreated into a nearby building, and the public was told to avoid the area.
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