Man Critically Injured in Outer Mission Stabbing

A man was critically injured in a stabbing in San Francisco’s Outer Mission neighborhood early Sunday morning, police said today.

The stabbing was reported around 5:30 a.m. Sunday near Mission
Street and Geneva Avenue.

The 44-year-old victim was approached by two suspects who allegedly made comments about a gang, then stabbed him in the back, police said.

The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening, according to police.

The suspects fled and remain at large today. One was described as a Hispanic male believed to be between 15 and 19 years old who was wearing a green shirt and pants and is between 5 feet 5 and 5 feet 9 inches tall, police said.

The second suspect is a Hispanic male believed to be between 17 and 22 years old who wore a white T-shirt and blue jeans and is about 6 feet 1 inch tall, police said.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the message.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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