WE'RE FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT A POLICE SHOOTING MONDAY ON CENTRAL AVENUE NEAR NOB HILL. APD SAYS THE ARMED MAN WHO WAS SHOT BY OFFICERS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 34 YEAR OLD JOAQUIN ORTEGA, WHO POLICE SAY IS A CONVICTED FELON. HE REMAINS HOSPITALIZED WITH WHAT ARE SAID TO BE NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
WHEN ORTEGA'S RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL, HE'LL FACE A NUMBER OF CHARGES, INCLUDING ARMED ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
APD SAYS ORTEGA WAS SHOT BY OFFICERS AFTER HE ROBBED A WOMAN WHO WAS WITH A 7-YEAR OLD CHILD…AND ALSO ATTEMPTED A CARJACKING.
