41-year-old arrested in deadly stabbing on Market Street in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO – Police in San Francisco arrested a suspect for murder hours after a man was fatally stabbed along Market Street early Thursday morning.
Shortly after 1 a.m., officers were called to the 1800 block of Market Street and found a man suffering from a possible stab wound.
Officers along with medical personnel rendered aid to the victim, who was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Homicide investigators identified a suspect and issued a crime bulletin to officers, police said.
Around 7 a.m., officers located the suspect in the area of Jerrold and Upton avenues. The suspect, identified as 41-year-old Paul Durden, was booked into the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of homicide.
Jail records show Durden is being held without bail. A court date has not been announced.
Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to call the department's tip line at 415-575-4444 or to text TIP411, beginning the message with "SFPD".