SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The suspect in what authorities called a life-threatening stabbing was arrested after San Francisco Police launched a drone over city streets and then chased him.
The stabbing victim flagged down Tenderloin Station police near Jones and O'Farrell streets at about 6:19 a.m. Wednesday.
Officers gave the victim first aid, and paramedics transported them to a hospital.
The suspect fled down O'Farrell Street.
Police used a "Drone First Responder" operated by the department's Real Time Investigation Center, to find the suspect near Ellis and Leavenworth streets.
When they tried to arrest him, the suspect ran from officers, prompting a short chase.
Officers found a knife during the investigation and transported the man to the San Francisco County Jail, where authorities booked him on suspicion of stabbing and resisting arrest, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
Anyone with information shold call San Francisco police at 415-575-4444 or send text information to TIP411, beginning the message with "SFPD."
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