Man continues stabbing and rampage through San Francisco; climbs tree to avoid arrest: PD

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A man was arrested in San Francisco after stabbing one person and injuring several others in a hit-and-run crash, San Francisco police said. The man was arrested after attempting to climb a tree to escape, police said.

Police responded to the stabbing at about 8:32 a.m. in the 400 block of Broderick Street. The victim was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, police said.

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The suspect was in his vehicle and drove off south. San Francisco police said he was “involved in attempted vehicular homicide.” He is believed to have been involved in several hit-and-run accidents that struck pedestrians and emergency responders “across San Francisco.”

Several other injured people were taken to hospital after the accidents.

A San Francisco Police Department officer found the suspect's car in Mission Dolores Park. The officer attempted to make contact, but the suspect drove into the occupied police car. The officer was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect fled again, jumping out of his car near the intersection of Carson and Douglass Streets, and climbing a tree near the intersection of Seward and 19th Streets.

He eventually jumped out of the tree and was arrested. Charges are pending. The suspect was taken to the hospital.

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