Crime & Safety

Elk Grove Man Stabbed Outside 49ers Game

The victim received life-threatening injuries.

An Elk Grove man was stabbed near Candlestick Park this afternoon after an argument with two suspects, San Francisco police said today.

The victim, a 27-year-old man, was standing on Harney Way approximately 500 yards west of Jamestown Road around 1:30 p.m. with a group of five friends when the two suspects approached, according to Sgt. Michael Andraychak.

The suspects initiated a verbal altercation, then one of them stabbed the victim in the torso, causing life threatening injuries, Andraychak said.

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The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment.

The suspects were arrested a few minutes later at Blanken Avenue and Executive Park Boulevard, but their identities have not yet been released. Andraychak described them as a 22-year-old male from Daly City and a 30-year-old male from San Francisco.

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News10 reported that the victim is expected to survive.

- Bay City News

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