A burglar who tried to break into a home on 22nd Ave near Golden Gate Park was instead met by gunfire Saturday morning, police said, one of two west side shooting incidents they looked into the same morning.
According to a department spokesperson, police were dispatched to the site of a reported burglary on the 1200 block of 22nd Avenue just after 5 a.m. When they arrived, the victim in the incident acknowledged shooting a firearm during the incident, which ended with the would-be burglar fleeing.
Police were unable to locate the suspect. Then, 20 minutes later, police were dispatched to the 400 block of 47th Avenue, in the outer Richmond, regarding a shooting…