SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Monday the suspect in the deadly Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital stabbing has been charged with murder.
In addition to murder, the 36-year-old man is facing other charges.
“He’s also been charged with a single allegation for the use of a knife during the commission of that crime,” DA Jenkins said.
She said the suspect “poses a significant public safety risk to the San Francisco community.”
The counselor who was killed has been identified as 51-year-old Alberto Rangel.
“I want to at this point, extend my condolences both to the victim’s family, who I know are in so much pain right now with this tragic loss of life, but also to the staff of San Francisco General Hospital, who I know are also suffering right now. We have to make sure as law enforcement that we do the utmost to protect everybody who works in health care and those who are trying to serve the people who need the most help in our city, each and every day, they come to work to take care of others, and it’s our obligation to take care of them,” said Jenkins.
The suspect will be arraigned on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Hall of Justice.
There are new details about what led up to the deadly stabbing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital last Thursday.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports staff had raised concerns about the suspect, who had threatened multiple staff members weeks before the incident.
And on the day of the stabbing, the suspect reportedly went to the San Francisco City Clinic in the SOMA neighborhood to look for a doctor he was targeting.
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“Alberto was there to help, and he was failed.” Staff at SF General Hospital expressed sadness, but also frustration as they cope with the loss of one of their own.
When the doctor wasn’t there – the suspect went to SF General.
“Members have been raising safety concerns for a long time. Workers have been complaining about safety for years. This is something that should have never happened,” said social worker, Juliette Suarez.
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Union leaders are calling for a hospital security review.
The California Department of Public Health says it is conducting a full investigation into the incident.
EDITORIAL NOTE: ABC7 News is not naming the suspect until he is arraigned
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