Bayview woman shot in face after answering door

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A woman living in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood was shot in the face early Friday as she answered her door, police said.

A male who appeared to be between 15 and 18 years old knocked on the door of the victim’s home near the intersection of Northridge and Harbor roads about 12:50 a.m., officials said.

Without warning or uttering a word, the teenager fired a handgun, striking the 32-year-old woman in the face, said Officer Robert Rueca, a police spokesman.

“The victim had literally just opened the door,” Rueca said. “There wasn’t any kind of discussion at the door.”

Paramedics transported the woman to a hospital, but her injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Police officers canvassed the area but couldn’t find anyone matching the suspect’s description. They were looking for video surveillance footage in the area Friday morning.

It wasn’t clear if the shooter and woman knew each other, or if she was the intended target, Rueca said.

Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kveklerov@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @kveklerov