Bound-and-gagged man dies in S.F. S.F. CRIME

Neighbors say this is where a bound and gagged man and woman were left to die. Fire trucks had to wash blood off street. Neighbors say this is where a bound and gagged man and woman were left to die. Fire trucks had to wash blood off street. Photo: Vivian Ho / The Chronicle Photo: Vivian Ho / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Bound-and-gagged man dies in S.F. 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

A man who was found bound and gagged on a San Francisco street died Monday, while a woman found with him in the same condition was fighting for her life, police said.

The victims were discovered tied up and gagged on the 900 block of Brussels Street near Visitacion Valley at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday, said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman.

Both were alive, but the man died at San Francisco General Hospital. The woman was being treated there for life-threatening injuries, Esparza said.

Police did not release additional details, including the type of injuries the victims suffered. No one has been arrested. The victims' names have not been released.

The two were found on a quiet street of primarily single-family homes.

"This is the first time I've run into anything like this," said George Griffin, 80, who found the man lying in a pool of blood outside his house and the woman across the street, moaning in pain. "I didn't sleep last night."

A neighbor, Elvie Villanueve, 59, saw paramedics strip the male victim and work to save him. At about 11:30 p.m., fire crews began hosing down the street and washing away his blood.

"It's really scary," she said. "We were so nervous. It's a quiet neighborhood. This has never happened before."