Man stabbed with screwdriver in Tenderloin attack

A man was stabbed with a screwdriver in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Saturday evening, police said.

The 53-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk in the 400 block of Eddy Street around 7:30 p.m. Saturday when he was approached by two men in their 20s.

One of the men stabbed him with a screwdriver before running away with the other suspect. They were last seen heading east on Eddy toward Market Street, police said.

The victim was taken to A hospital but is expected to recover from his injuries, police said. No arrests have been made.

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