Arrest made in fatal stabbing in San Francisco's Tenderloin on Labor Day
San Francisco police arrested a man over a deadly stabbing in the city's Tenderloin District earlier this week.
According to police, officers were alerted around 2:10 a.m. Monday to a report of a stabbing at a residence located in the 200 block of Leavenworth Street. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from a stab wound.
Police said the officers and paramedics gave first aid, including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. But the victim eventually died.
After an initial investigation, police said they developed probable cause to arrest 37-year-old Roger Chan-Chel of San Francisco. Officers saw Chan-Chel in the area and nabbed him and booked into San Francisco County Jail for suspected homicide.
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