SAN FRANCISCO—A suspect has been arrested by the San Francisco Police Department in connection to a stabbing that transpired on Monday, May 29 at 1:11 a.m. on the 1300 block of Treat Street in the Mission District.
Officers arrived on the scene to find the victim, Aaron Johnson, 45, of San Francisco, suffering from a severe stab wound. According to a press release from the SFPD website, San Francisco Fire Department paramedics responded and rendered aid, but Johnson died of injuries he sustained while being treated at San Francisco General Hospital.
Based on information and evidence immediately obtained at the scene, Mission Station officers located and detained a possible suspect on the 1300 block of Treat Street. San Francisco Police Homicide Investigators were notified and an investigation was conducted, where at the conclusion of an interview with the detainee, authorities determined the individual was responsible for Johnson’s murder.
The suspect has been identified as Lyris Wolfe, 52, of San Francisco. She was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on felony charges of murder, two counts of assault with deadly weapon, and two counts of threats. Due to pending identification matters, Wolfe’s booking photos will not be released at this time.
While an arrest has been made, investigators are asking anyone with information on this case to contact the San Francisco Police anonymously at 415-575-4444 or Text-a-Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
Written By Casey Jacobs
