Police arrest Polk Gulch fatal stabbing suspect

San Francisco police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing last Friday in The City’s Polk Gulch neighborhood.

Police said they found the victim suffering from stab wounds to his torso on the sidewalk of Fern Alley and Van Ness Avenue at 3:41 a.m. The victim has identified as 42-year-old Curtis Neal of San Francisco.

Neal was transported to Zuckerberg General Hospital where he died later died from his injuries.

During the investigation, police from the Northern Station identified 38-year-old Tony Shervaughn Phillips, noting that the suspect and victim had been in a prior altercation.

Phillips was arrested and booked Wednesday on suspicion of homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department 24-hour tip line at 1-415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.  

Jerold Chinn

Jerold serves as a reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief for SFBay covering transportation and occasionally City Hall and the Mayor's Office in San Francisco. His work on transportation has been recognized by the San Francisco Press Club. Born and raised in San Francisco, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in journalism. Jerold previously wrote for the San Francisco Public Press, a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization. When not reporting, you can find Jerold taking Muni to check out new places to eat in the city.