A man suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed by another passenger on a Muni bus in San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon. The stabbing happened around 1:41 p.m. near 10th and Mission streets, sending the victim to the hospital and triggering a police response that snarled bus service in the area for more than an hour.
The victim was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, but his condition remained unknown as of Wednesday evening, according to a report from Yahoo News. San Francisco police said officers canvassed the area and arrested a suspect Wednesday afternoon based on a preliminary investigation, though it was not immediately clear if that suspect remained in custody. Police did not provide further details, and it is unknown whether charges have been filed in the case.
Conflicting Accounts of Which Bus Was Involved
Exactly which bus the victim was riding when he was attacked is still murky. Authorities did not specify which bus the man was on, per the same account, but SFist identified the vehicle in its headline as a 14-Mission bus. The outlet, citing footage circulating from the scene, reported that a video appears to show a 14 Mission bus alongside an emergency response, with the victim appearing conscious and upright and being treated for an apparent neck wound.
The video, posted by the Instagram account @tenderloinactivities, also appears to show an arrest taking place nearby, according to SFist's account. A related post on Threads from the account @tenderloinactivities described a passenger reportedly stabbed in the neck on the 14 Mission Muni line at 10th and Mission, just blocks from the heart of downtown. Details about what led up to the stabbing remain unavailable, and details about the suspect have not been released.
Buses Rerouted, Service Restored By Mid-Afternoon
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency issued an alert just before 2 p.m. Wednesday warning that the inbound 14 Mission and 14 Mission Rapid buses would reroute via Market Street between 10th and 11th streets because of police activity in the area, the SFMTA said. The rerouting, prompted by the police response on Mission Street, disrupted one of the city's busiest bus corridors during the middle of the afternoon.
Both lines resumed regular service around 3:30 p.m., SFMTA later confirmed, as officers wrapped up their canvass of the area. The stretch of Mission Street near 10th, close to the Tenderloin and Civic Center, sees heavy Muni ridership throughout the day, and any disruption there tends to ripple across connecting routes.
As of Wednesday evening, the case remained largely unresolved. The victim's medical outcome had not been made public, and police had not clarified whether the person arrested was formally charged or was still in custody.
