Authorities Thursday publicly identified a homeless man who was fatally stabbed last weekend in the East Village, allegedly by a fellow transient.
Patrol officers responding to a report of an assault found Francisco Morales, 41, lying mortally wounded in the roadway in the 100 block of 17th Street about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the San Diego Police Department. The victim died at the scene.
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The suspected assailant, 57-year-old Paul Bellow, was arrested near the site of the fatal stabbing.
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"The preliminary information gathered was that Bellow entered a woman's tent (in the area), punched her and then threatened to kill her while holding a knife to her throat," SDPD Lt. Jud Campbell alleged. "Shortly after that, he became involved in a physical altercation with (Morales)."
The fight between the two men allegedly ended when Bellow stabbed Morales to death, according to police.
Bellow was treated at a hospital for minor injuries before being booked into county jail on suspicion of murder, burglary, issuing criminal threats and brandishing a weapon.
