23-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured After Dolores Park Attack

23-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured After Dolores Park AttackPolice officers patrolling Dolores Park. | Photo: torbakhopper/Flickr
Fiona Lee
Published on May 18, 2017

A 23-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being beaten and stabbed by a group of five teenagers in broad daylight while at Dolores Park in the Mission district yesterday afternoon.

On Tuesday, police responded to reports of a stabbing in Dolores Park at 5:23pm. The group of suspects ranged in age between 17 to 20, according to police.  

“A bunch of kids ran across Dolores Park and beat the crap out of some kid,” a witness told Mission Local. “We were sitting just north of 19th and they ran across and got this guy down and started beating him with a bottle and a golf club.”

The suspects fled the scene after the stabbing, said police. 

According to Bay City News, the victim was taken to a hospital with several stab wounds. 

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Police Department's anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or to send a tip by text message to TIP411 with "SFPD" in the message.