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Homeless Man Stabs Construction Workers After Being Told To Stop Urinating On Site

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Two people were stabbed by a homeless man after they tried to get him to stop urinating at a construction site in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood Monday afternoon, police said.

The stabbing was reported around 2 p.m. near Larkin and Geary streets.

The victims, both workers at the construction site, told the man to stop urinating. He then brandished a knife and stabbed them both, police said.

One of the victims suffered a serious injury and was transported to San Francisco General Hospital, according to police.

The suspect was found shortly after the stabbing and was arrested.

Police were not immediately releasing the man's name.

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