Man killed trying to stop fight in Tenderloin

A 41-year-old San Francisco man was fatally stabbed in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood Thursday night, police said. A 41-year-old San Francisco man was fatally stabbed in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood Thursday night, police said. Photo: Bill Hutchinson Photo: Bill Hutchinson Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Man killed trying to stop fight in Tenderloin 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A 41-year-old San Francisco man was fatally stabbed as he attempted to stop a fight on a street corner in the Tenderloin neighborhood, police said Friday.

Donnie Smith of San Francisco was stabbed at Turk and Leavenworth streets around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Smith tried to stop at least two women from fighting when a man jumped in and stabbed Smith multiple times, according to Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman.

Smith died at the scene.

Police are continuing to investigate, but have yet to make an arrest, he said.

A woman was also hurt in the fracas, Esparza said. She was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening lacerations, he said.

Hamed Aleaziz is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: haleaziz@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @haleaziz