Police are investigating a homicide after the early-morning discovery of a male victim on the south side of Bernal Heights Park.

According to an SFPD spokesperson, police responded to a "report of a person down" at 5:30am and discovered a man who was "suffering from apparent stab wounds." SFGate has reported that the body was discovered by "a person taking a stroll."

Although police called paramedics, the victim was declared dead at the scene. No additional information was released at this time.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact SFPD anonymously by calling 415-575-4444 or sending a text to TIP411, starting the message with "SFPD."

[Update: 9:27am] Neighborhood blog Bernalwood received a comment from the individual who discovered the body and reported it to police:

The body was found at around 5:15am this morning at Bernal Park, on Bernal Hts Blvd where the path to Bocana starts. Grossly mutilated body with stab wounds. It was gruesome. No witnesses.

There has been a lot of crime, often violent recently on Bernal Hill. It’s about time we disallow overnight parking from 2am to 6am between Anderson to Carver. Since the city has banned overnight parking in other parts of The City, much of it now comes to Bernal. People sleeping in cars, illegal dumping, prostitution. I’ve seen it all.