A man was stabbed to death last night just before 7 p.m. in a Fifth Street homeless shelter run by the St. Vincent de Paul Society. An assailant fled the scene and remains and at large. The victim was pronounced dead at S.F. General. more ›

21-year-old Geneva Dixon, who was originally charged with murder for the November 22 stabbing of her 28-year-old boyfriend Norris Lewis, may have the case against her dismissed pending a ruling from an Alameda County judge. Prosecutors now say they have evidence to corroborate Dixon's claim that she acted in self-defense when she grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Lewis once in the chest, dealing a fatal wound. more ›

We stuck this in Blotter, but it deserves your undivided attention. A 14-year-old boy sits in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed this morning in the Mission District. The incident occurred at 24th and Mission early this morning. "The victim was walking when a suspect approached and stabbed him twice in the shoulder and bicep," reports BCN (via SF Appeal). "The suspect then told the victim to run away before fleeing on foot." more ›

Egads. Over in Potrero Hill near the intersection of Missouri Street and Watchman Way, a 26-year-old man was stabbed during the wee hours of Saturday morning. BCN (via SF Appeal) reports, "The 26-year-old victim said he was standing with friends when he was stabbed by an unknown suspect, according to police." more ›

The man shot yesterday by SFPD following a Richmond district stabbing incident that left his mother dead and his father wounded has been identified as 44-year-old Peter Woo. It appears both Woo and his 50-year-old sister lived at home with their parents, and something must have set Woo off yesterday morning around 7:30 a.m. (though no motive has yet been discussed). Woo's 73-year-old mother was found gravely injured when police arrived, and his 78-year-old father was near the front door with knife wounds to his arms and hands. Police shot Woo after he came at them with knives raised. Both the younger Woo and his mother died at the hospital shortly thereafter. more ›

The intersection on Funston and Balboa is blocked off this morning after an SFPD officer-involved shooting occurred. According to KRON 4 Morning News, two people were carried off by ambulances and a woman was arrested. more ›

A 51-year-old man was attacked in the cool Mission district last night. He "clings to life" at SF General after getting stabbed in the chest and slashed on the shoulder. more ›

A 19-year-old man was shot in the hip a little before noon on Wednesday near the 24th Street BART station. "The shooting was reported at 11:59 a.m. in front of a McDonald's restaurant at 24th and Mission streets," reports SF Appeal. The two suspects, described as a Hispanic and black male, one of whom was sporting a white hat and blue jacket, evaded police by hopping on a BART train. more ›

Two good Samaritans were stabbed a little before 7 p.m. Thursday evening in the city's Mid-Market area after coming to the defense of a woman. "The suspect, a man in his 50s, got into an argument with a 43-year-old woman and then punched her in the face," reports Bay City News. "When the two men, ages 37 and 47, came to the woman's defense, the suspect took out a folding knife and stabbed them both and then ran away." more ›

Four horrible teenagers, ranging from 15 to 17, were arrested following a series of brutal muggings in the Castro and near the Mission on Monday. The first robbery, reported at around 10:40 pm, happened near 18th and Sanchez streets. "The victim, a 37-year-old man, was approached from behind by the four teenage boys, one of whom grabbed him around the waist and demanded his property." more ›

Police identified the body of the man who was discovered in the Marina on Tuesday as 20-year-old Dennis Knowlton. According to reports, police "have not released a cause of death, however police are saying the fully clothed man had multiple stab wounds." It is believed that Knowlton was killed onMonday night. more ›

A man clings to life at San Francisco General Hospital this morning after having his throat cut several times over the weekend. "The victim, a man in his 20s, was found at Harrison and Fourth streets just after 2 a.m." on Sunday, reports BCN (via SF Appeal). Witnesses at the scene claim the suspect was "a black man in his 20s," who fled the scene. Anyone with information about the brutal stabbing should contact San Francisco police through via their anonymous tip line at 415-575-4444 or text message to TIP411. more ›

Around 8 p.m. Friday night, a group of teenagers, both male and female, allegedly got into a fight with a guy on a Muni bus whom they then proceeded to stab multiple times in the torso with a screwdriver. The 31- or 32-year-old man was taken to SF General where he was in life-threatening condition as of Saturday. more ›

In a story fit for Maury, a young mother was stabbed in the eye late Thursday morning during an argument with another woman, reportedly over a man who has had children with both ladies. Here's how it went down: The victim saw the other momma in the area and a verbal joust erupted. Like any good mother would do, the victim then escalated the situation and got a kitchen knife but she didn't use it against the other mother, "who apparently had another knife or sharp object and stabbed her." Then, 27-year-old Michelle Singletary was arrested for the eye stabbing, which went down in the 900 block of Ellsworth Street," reports BCN (via SF Appeal). more ›

Early Wednesday in the Mission District, a woman was stabbed and a man was shot in two separate incidents. First, a little after 1 a.m. near Mission and 16th streets, a 27-year-old woman "got into a fight with a man who cut her on the leg with a machete and then fled." Later, at around 2 a..m at 17th and Mission streets, a 29-year-old man was shot. Both injuries are not life-threatening. No arrests have been made. [SF Appeal] more ›

Mission / Stabbing: A 44-year-old man was slashed/stabbed near the intersection of 16th and Mission last night just before 10 p.m., following an argument with four unidentified males whom he did not know. The report from Bay City News says he was "stabbed" but the says, "The victim suffered minor cuts to his face and head," which sounds more like just a little slash action. [SF Appeal] more ›

The man who allegedly stabbed a dog multiple times in Fort Funston in August 2010 will not be charged. Since there weren't a lot of witnesses, “the U.S. attorney doesn’t feel that the case is ready to take to court," National Park Service (NPS) Detective Robert Reidy explained to the Examiner. more ›

Cort Holbrook, 41, who The Chronicle notes works as an engineer, was arrested yesterday afternoon under suspicion of murder for allegedly stabbing another driver during a traffic-related dispute in Livermore. The victim drove himself to the nearby Valley Memorial Hospital, which unfortunately does not have a trauma center. Staff contacted police, and the man was sent by ambulance to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. more ›

Police are still on the scene as at least two victims were injured in a fight near the corner of Jones Street and Market around 6 p.m. tonight. One victim, an African-American male, was loaded into an ambulance with injuries that did not appear life threatening. There is, nonetheless, a large puddle of blood on the sidewalk on Jones Street. More details if we get them. [SFist] more ›

A older teen was stabbed several times while riding the 14 Mission this week. "The 18-year-old victim was riding an outbound 14-Mission bus when he got into a fight with a 19-year-old man at about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday," reports BCN (via SF Appeal). "The pair continued arguing until the bus neared Mission Street and Foote Avenue, where the 19-year-old stabbed the victim." more ›

Today, police released this sketch of the person they believe is connected to the fatal stabbing of a teenage boy in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood last week. more ›

Mission / Shooting: A 20-year-old man is in critical condition following a shooting in Dolores Park around 11 p.m. on Friday night. The victim was standing at the corner of 20th and Dolores when the suspect, still at large, approached him and fired multiple rounds. The victim was taken to SF General with life-threatening injuries, and police were seen combing that section of the park Saturday morning in search of the murder weapon. [KTVU, Mission Local, Uptown Almanac] more ›

Mid-Market / Stabbing: The city's second homicide victim of 2011 (the first was 20-year-old Larry Lacy, shot Saturday in the 'Loin) was stabbed to death by his roommate at a residence on Market Street between 7th and 8th Streets. The roommate/suspect, a man in his 40s, confessed to the crime and was taken into custody. [Bay City News/Appeal] Update: The suspect, who claims he acted in self-defense, has been identified as 54-year-old Mario Eslava. more ›

Yesterday afternoon police officers responding to a call from a teenage girl reporting that she had been stabbed arrived at the 600 block of Bacon Street in Portola where they found a house party "involving a large number of young people." According to KTVU, cops found the suspect inside the home holding "some type of weapon, possibly a knife." The suspect came at the officers after they asked him to put down the mystery weapon, at which point officers opened fire and inflicted the life threatening injuries that landed him at SF General. The suspect died shortly after arrival. more ›

Marin City, the tiny enclave next to Sausalito that is home to a few thousand of Marin County's less wealthy residents, was the site of a brutal homicide last week. 22-year-old Larry Robertson was found dead and bleeding on a pedestrian walkway underneath highway 101 in Marin City on Wednesday, following reports of a fight on the walkway. Robertson had been stabbed 62 times, and an autopsy revealed the cause of death as a stab wound to the abdomen. more ›

At around 4:30 on Monday afternoon, a man was stabbed during a large fight near the 400 block of the Embarcadero, next to Pier 26 and the Bay Bridge. "A 19- or 20-year-old man was stabbed in the fight, which involved up to eight people, reports BCN (via SF Appeal). "The man was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive. The fight stemmed from a prior conflict between two groups of people, who apparently ran into each other and reinvigorated the dispute." No arrests have been made. more ›

The most sordid and sensational story to come out over the weekend is the brutal stabbing and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by her 14-year-old neighbor, who broke into the girl's house late Saturday night/early Sunday morning while she was sleeping. The victim ultimately escaped the home, running to a neighbor's house to call 911 after being stabbed 30 times. The victim's 18-month-old brother, whom she was babysitting at the time, was also stabbed after he woke up during the assault. This all took place on Balsam Way in Vacaville, and the victim's mother was out all night, returning at 9 a.m. without knowing anything of what had happened. more ›

An unidentified 33-year-old man sits in the clink this morning after allegedly stabbing another gent at an apartment near Post and Larkin in the city's Historic Tenderloin District more ›

A fight at Candlestick Park yesterday ended with one victim stabbed and another beaten. "Arriving crews found one man stabbed in the lower part of his body, and another man with a swollen eye and lacerations to his face, reports KTVU. "Both victims are in their 30s." more ›

After officers "responded to the 1000 block of Treat Avenue just east of the 24th Street BART station after receiving a call at about 3:25 a.m. of shots fired there," a man in his late 20s was discovered suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim is expected to survive. SF Appeal notes: "Anyone with information about the violence is asked to contact either of the department's confidential tip lines by calling (415) 575-4444 or by texting information to TIP411." more ›