Overview
- San Francisco police say officers responded to reports of a stabbing on Mission Street and later identified a suspect on surveillance footage who fled the scene on foot.
- Investigators tracked the suspect running east on Mission Street, turning onto Minna Street, changing clothes between parked vehicles, and tossing a black bag onto a nearby rooftop.
- Officers used images and location data from the footage to find and arrest 36-year-old Lamedh Porter after a short foot chase on Minna Street.
- A drone located the rooftop bag and investigators recovered a bloody knife they say is the weapon, and officers later retrieved a jacket and hat tied to the suspect.
- Porter was booked into San Francisco County Jail on charges including aggravated assault and resisting arrest while the police investigation continues and no victim details have been released.