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San Francisco Police Arrest Gang Member at Mission vs. Balboa Football Game; Guns Found Stashed in Bathroom

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Police in San Francisco on Friday confirmed the arrest of an armed gang member and an accomplice who allegedly tried to hide guns in the Kezar Stadium bathroom during a Thursday high school football game.

SFPD Public Information Officer Raj Vaswani posted about the arrests on Twitter Friday afternoon shortly after 1 p.m.

He said that the suspects -- an 18-year-old male and a 35-year-old female, both San Francisco residents -- were taken into custody with the firearms at the stadium where Mission High and Balboa High were playing a football game.

While Officer Vaswani did not identify the suspects or detail what their intentions were, he did post that the suspect were attempting to hide the weapons in a bathroom at the stadium and included photos of the firearms.

One showed what appeared to be a semi-automatic weapon with an extended magazine that was stuck barrel end into a toilet.

Vaswani did not detail the charges that the two suspects were facing.

According to reports, Balbo High beat Mission High 28-8.

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