SAN FRANCISCO—On July 22, a 42-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries after being stabbed with a knife in San Francisco’s South of Market section.
SFPD Media Relations released the following statement:
“At approximately 4:12 PM, San Francisco Police officers from Southern Station responded to the area of South Van Ness Avenue and 12th Street for a report of a stabbing.”
Officers arrived on scene and located the victim who had multiple stab wounds and was taken to a local hospital. At the same time, officers located and arrested, 61-year-old Maurice Cottle of San Francisco. “Preliminarily, it appears that the incident started over a verbal argument,” the San Francisco Police Department stated.
“Cottle was taken to San Francisco County Jail and booked on charges of attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, and criminal threats. This remains an open investigation,” the SFPD Media Relations stated.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Officer Adam Lobsinger #4374, Public Information Officer for the San Francisco Police Department, Media Relations Unit (415) 837-7395.
