Authorities today publicly identified a man who was fatally stabbed last month during a fight outside a Pacific Beach convenience store.

Sean Snellman, 40, got into a shouting match with another man for unknown reasons at the 7-Eleven on Mission Boulevard near Thomas Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. June 22, according to San Diego police.

The quarrel ended when the other man stabbed Snellman repeatedly and then fled. Medics took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The assailant, believed to possibly be a local transient, is described as a 20- to 30-year-old, roughly 5-foot-9-inch black man who may wear gold-colored braces or dental grills. At the time of the assault, the unidentified man was carrying a long skateboard, police said.


San Diego County Crime Stoppers offered a $1,000 reward Friday for information leading to an arrest in the case.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity or location was asked to call San Diego homicide detectives at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Tipsters can also send information anonymously online and via mobile app by first visiting www.sdcrimestoppers.org .

Staff writer Alex Riggins contributed to this report.