Elsewhere: Police searching for clues in fatal stabbing Chron, 911 caller held in fatal Tenderloin stabbing Chron
2/7 10:32 AM: A 36-year-old man (San Francisco police previously reported that the victim was 37 years old. Sgt. Wilfred Williams confirmed this morning that he was actually 36 years old.) who was fatally stabbed in the Tenderloin neighborhood Saturday morning has been identified by the San Francisco medical examiner’s office today as Tuan Nguyen.
Phuck Van Lee, 42, was arrested on suspicion of murder after being detained following the stabbing, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
Lee was arrested after the incident, which was first reported at around 1:25 a.m. when officers responded to Ellis and Hyde streets on a 911 call of a reported stabbing victim, Williams said.
When officers arrived to the area they couldn’t locate the victim or the person who made the 911 call. About 10 minutes later, another 911 call was received regarding a stabbing in the 600 block of Ellis Street, according to Williams.
When officers arrived at that location they were flagged down by Lee, who had blood on his hands and clothes, Williams said. Lee directed officers upstairs to his apartment where they found Nguyen suffering from an apparent stab wound to his chest.
Paramedics responded, but Nguyen, a San Francisco resident, was pronounced dead in the apartment.
Lee was detained for questioning and later arrested, according to Williams.
2/6 6:20 PM:A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after being detained following a fatal stabbing in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood this morning, a police sergeant said.
Phuck Van Lee was arrested after the incident, which was first reported at around 1:25 a.m. when officers responded to Ellis and Hyde streets on a 911 call of a reported stabbing victim, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
When officers arrived to the area they couldn’t locate the victim or the person who made the 911 call. About 10 minutes later, another 911 call was received regarding a stabbing in the 600 block of Ellis Street, according to Williams.
When officers arrived at that location they were flagged down by Lee, who had blood on his hands and clothes, Williams said. Lee directed officers upstairs to his apartment where they found another man suffering from an apparent stab wound to his chest.
Paramedics responded, but the victim, a 37-year-old San Francisco man, was pronounced dead in the apartment.
Lee was detained for questioning and later arrested, according to Williams.
2/6 12:18 PM: A 37-year-old San Francisco man was fatally stabbed in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood early this morning, a sergeant with the Police Department said.
At around 1:25 a.m., officers responded to Ellis and Hyde streets on a 911 call of a reported stabbing victim, San Francisco police Sgt. Wilfred Williams said.
When officers arrived to the area they couldn’t locate the victim or the person who made the 911 call. About 10 minutes later, another 911 call was received regarding a stabbing in the 600 block of Ellis Street, according to Williams.
When officers arrived at that location they were flagged down by a man who had blood on his hands and clothes, Williams said. The man directed officers upstairs to his apartment where they found another man suffering from an apparent stab wound to his chest.
Paramedics responded, but the victim was pronounced dead in the apartment.
The 42-year-old man who flagged officers down was being detained for questioning this morning. Williams would not confirm whether he was a suspect. It also isn’t known who made the 911 calls.
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