Man stabbed on street in South of Market area of SF

San Francisco Police officers were investigating a stabbing Monday morning on Sixth Street between Mission and Jessie streets. San Francisco Police officers were investigating a stabbing Monday morning on Sixth Street between Mission and Jessie streets. Photo: Filipa Ioannou / The Chronicle / / Photo: Filipa Ioannou / The Chronicle / / Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Man stabbed on street in South of Market area of SF 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

A street confrontation Monday morning left a man stabbed in the leg in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco, police said.

Police were called to Sixth Street between Mission and Jessie streets just after 8 a.m., according to Officer Giselle Talkoff, a spokeswoman for the San Francisco Police Department.

A man in his 20s was slashed in the legs and was found bleeding on the sidewalk, police said.

The man was transported to a hospital, but no specifics on his condition were immediately available, Talkoff said.

The two blocks of Sixth Street between Mission and Market streets were closed to vehicle traffic as police canvassed the area for potential witnesses.

“It does appear that they have a suspect in custody,” Talkoff said.

Further details of the stabbing were not immediately available.

“Never a dull day on Sixth Street,” one passerby observed as he shuffled past the police tape on Mission Street.

Filipa Ioannou is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: fioannou@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @obioannoukenobi