Editor\u2019s note:\u00a0An earlier version of this story stated the shooting happened at a Super Bowl event. It is unclear if the event was related to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Keion White, who was shot in the ankle during an early-morning event in San Francisco on Monday, underwent successful surgery in the afternoon, according to the team.<\/p>\n
White was shot at 4:06 a.m. on the 17th block of Mission Street, according to Evan Sernoffsky, a San Francisco Police Department spokesman. Sernoffsky said there was an altercation inside a business between two groups at the event, but White is not believed to have been involved in the altercation. After the shooting, he was taken by police to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur officers are working diligently on this investigation,\u201d Sernoffsky said, \u201cand we\u2019re following multiple leads.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 49ers issued a statement around 4:30 p.m., saying\u00a0\u201cKeion White was a victim of a shooting and sustained a bullet wound to his ankle this morning in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sernoffsky said there were no other victims and that no arrests have been made. He said he didn\u2019t know whether the event was related to Super Bowl 60, which was held in Santa Clara hours earlier and featured White\u2019s former team, the New England Patriots. White, 27, was traded to the 49ers on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n