SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco police officer was stabbed in the leg at SFO Terminal 1 on Tuesday afternoon.
The stabbing happened at around 2:30 p.m. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person walking along the curbside road of Terminal 1.
The person went into the baggage claim area of Delta Airlines, and that’s when police confronted the suspect, SFO said.
An officer was stabbed during the confrontation, SFO said. The suspect is in custody.
Tune into @kron4news @jrstone4 is working on a story where a @SFPD officer was stabbed @flySFO right outside the @SFPDAirport substation. pic.twitter.com/YwSMeOwJe2
— Stanley Roberts (@SRobertsKRON4) September 27, 2017
The officer, 49, is being treated at a nearby hospital.
The suspect has been identified as 64-year-old Dooris Johnston.
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