Man Killed In Hayes Valley Stabbing [Updated]

Man Killed In Hayes Valley Stabbing [Updated]Corner of Octavia and Lily Streets. | Photo: Google
Nathan Falstreau
Published on July 21, 2017

Last night, an unidentified man died of stab wounds near the corner of Lily and Octavia Streets in Hayes Valley. 

According to SFPD spokesman Officer Michael Andraychak, officers responded to a report of someone in need of assistance at 7:09pm. When units arrived at the scene, a man was found lying on the sidewalk.

Paramedics responded, but the victim was declared deceased.

By 8:46pm, officers were still investigating the crime scene, according to a Hoodline tipster:

I live on Lily in between Gough and Octavia. Our entire block is blocked off by the police right now and the police are standing over what appears to be a body covered by a yellow tarp. I don't know what happened, although a neighbor said she heard someone got stabbed.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this investigation to call the SFPD Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD. Callers may remain anonymous. 

[Update: 10:17am] Another Hayes Valley tipline user contacted us, claiming that they are the individual who called 911 to report someone in distress:

So last night I was walking down Octavia ... at 7 and I walked past this little alley, Lily St. I saw a man wearing blue jeans and a black t-shirt lying face down not moving much in the middle of the alley with a lighter next to him.

A suitcase with a bunch belongings strewn everywhere was lying open maybe 20 feet from him near me. I saw a lot of needles on that block the night before last and people do a lot of crack/smack in this neighborhood, so I called 911, assuming he’d probably OD’d and needed some medical help.

They took my story down and I came back along the same route to find like a dozen or so cops and the entire alley and block of octavia was blocked off with police tape everywhere. I talked to an officer who asked me if i’d seen anyone leaving the scene or if i had seen him walking around beforehand.

Basically, I called in a murder thinking it was an OD.

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