killed at SF jewelry mart

2 killed at SF jewelry mart<br /><br />Two women were killed and a man was injured Friday at a South of Market jewelry store, with the blood soaked suspect emptying his revolver at police officers before surrendering, San Francisco police said.Police declined to say whether it was a robbery gone bad or a more personal dispute.We dont know what relationship the suspect had to the victims, Police Chief said. After talking to people in the five story and at 888 Brannan St. at Eighth Street, police concluded that this was not the first time the suspect had been seen in the building, the chief said., who works in the family owned , said she first heard of the shooting when a man passed her store and told them there was a man with a gun in the building.My brother and nephew ran out and saw a guy covered in blood, she said. They said they saw him reloading the gun.With the many jewelry stores in the building, security is very tight, Ishag said. Shoppers must have an invitation from a shop owner because they need a pass to get into the building.The afternoons deadly toll was almost much worse. report of shots fired spotted a man covered in blood walking west on Brannan. The officers didnt know whether he was a victim or a suspect, Suhr said.They quickly found out when the man pulled a handgun and opened fire, police said. As the officers jumped for cover, the suspect ran into a restaurant, still shooting.When the man apparently ran out of ammunition, he threw the gun on the ground, went prone and surrendered, Suhr said.None of the three officers involved fired a shot and none of them was injured. They were unable to get a clear shot at the suspect once he was inside the restaurant, which was filled with customers, the chief added.Police said the suspect, whose name was not released, had apparently acted alone. He was arrested and taken to with what police described as superficial wounds to his hands. They were unable to say whether the blood that soaked his clothes belonged to him or the victims.Besides the revolver, police also recovered a folding knife.Inside the jewelry mart, police found the bodies of two women in the Victoga jewelry shop, one of more than 100 small shops in the building. They also found a man with possible gunshot wounds, Suhr said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable condition.The two women, whose names were not released, were either shot or injured with a knife, Suhr said.Victoga is in the basement of the center, and Ishags store is on the ground floor, but she said she knew the two clerks who died, adding that one was about 35 and the other about 45.They were very, very nice girls, she said.The building was a scene of chaos in the minutes following the shooting., who was shopping at the gift center, said she had heard somebody yell, cry for help. Then I saw the SWAT. There was a dozen of them. They told us to lock ourselves in.