Larry Lacy's sad distinction as the city's sole murder victim of 2011 didn't last long.
Two more men were murdered in what turned out to be a bloody New Year's weekend. The San Francisco Medical Examiner's office confirmed both deaths, about which details are sketchy, are considered homicides.
In addition to a fatal stabbing on Market Street yesterday afternoon, a man was shot dead yesterday at 9:12 p.m. on the 800 block of Larkin.
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Regarding the stabbing, the victim's roommate has purportedly confessed to the killing. There are no further details on the shooting. More information when we have more.
Update, 8:35 a.m.: While the stabbing occurred earlier in the day -- 2:46 p.m. on Sunday -- the victim died later in the hospital than the man shot on Larkin. Police were called to the 1100 block of Market Street when the victim's roommate dialed 911. That roommate is now in custody as the prime suspect.
Regarding the 9:12 p.m. shooting, police say the victim and suspect were involved in an argument in front of a nearby club at O'Farrell and Larkin. When the suspect walked away, he was shot twice in the torso. The suspect fled on foot; he is described as a black man between 20 and 27.
Police encourage calls to the anonymous tip line at (415) 575 4444.
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