Suspects sought in Russian Hill stabbing

A man was stabbed multiple times in his upper body early this morning in San Francisco’s Russian Hill neighborhood, a police spokesman said.

At about 1:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a stabbing in the 1000 block of Broadway Street near Taylor Street, according to San Francisco police Officer Gordon Shyy.

Based on the preliminary investigation, police said the victim, a man in his 30s, was involved in a verbal altercation with two other men.

The altercation escalated and a suspect stabbed him multiple times in the upper body, Shyy said.

The suspects fled in a gray vehicle following the stabbing and remain at large.

The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment and is expected to survive his injuries, according to Shyy.

Anyone with information regarding this stabbing is encouraged to call police at (415) 575-4444.