Video of SFPD shooting shows armed suspect at Powell Street BART

The San Francisco Police Department held a town hall meeting Monday showing footage of three officers shooting at an armed suspect after a Sept. 13 chase that ended near the fare gates of the Powell Street BART Station.  

Justin Matthew Alderman, 30, was armed and the gun can be seen throughout the video.

Alderman was hit multiple times after being shot by two officers and is in “fair condition,” according to Chief Bill Scott. 

The department did not disclose which officers shot Alderman, but it released the names of three officers involved in his pursuit: Colin Ryan, Bartholomew Sullivan and Phong Nguyen. 

The officers fired, according to acting commander Officer Mark Im, after at least three attempts by officers to subdue him with “BolaWrap” devices, which fire wires meant to bind suspects. The less-lethal devices, which were adopted by the department in June, appear to have come up short in their first high-profile San Francisco test. 

Police today released body-worn camera footage from all three officers as well as surveillance video. 

At 5:16 p.m. on Sept. 13, officers were called to a white BMW at Jesse and Sixth streets. The bodycam footage shows Alderman asleep with a silver revolver visible in the car. Police called for officers to “shield” the surrounding area to prevent Alderman from fleeing by car. The video shows officers ordering Alderman to “come out of the car with your hands up.” 

Alderman, however, subsequently rushed out of the car, fleeing with his gun. The video shows the suspect carrying a gun and briefly entering a liquor store on Fifth Street and attempting to hide behind the counter before running out and toward the Powell Street BART Station. 

The video shows the officers shouting orders to Alderman, imploring him to “put the gun down.” Instead, Alderman continues to run, and heads down the Powell Street escalator.