Man Stabs Union Square Security Guard in Arm

A man stabbed a security guard in the arm with a pocketknife at San Francisco’s Union Square early Tuesday morning, police said.

The suspect, described as a man in his mid 20s, was in Union Square around 3:45 a.m. when a male security guard approached him.

According to officers, the park was closed for the night and the security guard asked the man to leave.

The suspect refused to leave the park and then cut the security guard in his arm with a pocketknife, police said.

Officers said the suspect fled the area and has not been arrested as of this morning.

The security guard suffered a minor laceration and declined medical transport, police said.

Hannah Albarazi, Bay City News

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