Man stabbed to death in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

A man was stabbed to death early Monday morning in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. A man was stabbed to death early Monday morning in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / / Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / / Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Man stabbed to death in San Francisco’s Tenderloin 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

A man in his 40s was killed in a stabbing early Monday in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, authorities said.

The victim collapsed on the sidewalk near a mini market at the corner of Eddy and Larkin streets around 2:20 a.m., San Francisco police officials said.

The overnight clerk at a nearby hotel, who asked not to be identified, said he called police after several people ran inside to report the stabbing. But he said he had not heard any commotion before the attack.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene from an apparent knife wound to the neck.

Investigators closed the intersection for several hours while they processed the crime scene, which included a trail of blood leading from two blood-smeared vehicles on Larkin.

No suspect was identified or arrested. The name of the victim was not immediately released, pending family notification, the city medical examiner’s office said.

The killing was the 15th this year in San Francisco and came four days after 39-year-old Kito Fields was found dead from stab wounds at Larkin and McAllister streets.

That homicide, which was three blocks from the scene of Monday’s killing, remains unsolved.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky