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A man is in custody this morning, after a California Highway Patrol officer was reportedly stabbed by a homeless man at Fourth and Brannan Streets.

According to San Francisco Police Department Spokesperson Officer Grace Gatpandan, a CHP officer was stabbed near Harrison and Essex Streets at a little after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

That area is adjacent to a large homeless encampment that runs beneath the I-80 overpass. According to ABC7 reporter Wayne Freedman, the injured officer was speaking with a resident of the camp immediately before the attack.

According to a tweet by ABC7 reporter Dan Noyes, the suspect is homeless. No other details on the man, including his name, were available at publication time.

The stabbing suspect, who you see in the photos above and below, was arrested by police in the parking lot of the Wells Fargo at Fourth and Freelon Streets, which is between Bryant and Brannan Streets, Gatpandan says.

The victim was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, Gatpandan says. Information on his condition was not available at this time. According to Freedman, he was reportedly slashed in the throat, and though he's in surgery is "'Doing good' & 'expected to survive.'" The Chron reports that the officer was also stabbed in the arm.

SFist reader Emily Seip, who says she works on Fourth Street between Bryant and Brannan "right where the suspect of this morning's stabbing of the CHP officer was arrested," sent the pictures you see above and below.

According to officers one hears via police scanner, traffic in the area is at a complete standstill, so it's best to avoid the area.

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Photo: Emily Seip