"The story of a Thursday afternoon stabbing of a social worker at SF General Hospital took a much darker turn early Saturday night when we learned that the social worker died from his stabbing injuries. We now know the stabbing victim was 51-year-old hospital social worker Alberto Rangel, and the suspect in the stabbing, 34-year-old Wilfredo Tortolero Arriechi of San Francisco, has been taken into custody on murder and other charges."
"Rangel is remembered by colleagues as an HIV care social worker who counseled patients with free therapy sessions and support groups in both English and Spanish, and as an artist and athlete with a quick wit. But the stabbing suspect Arriechi was known as a patient with a very troubling history of threats to SF General Hospital staff. "The patient that took Alberto's life was actually somebody he warned me about," Auble added in her vigil address."
Alberto Rangel, a 51-year-old UCSF social worker who counseled HIV patients in English and Spanish and led therapy and support groups, died after being stabbed multiple times with a 5-inch kitchen knife by a patient at Zuckerberg SF General Hospital. The suspect, 34-year-old Wilfredo Tortolero Arriechi of San Francisco, was taken into custody on murder and other charges. Colleagues held a candlelight vigil and voiced concerns about deteriorating hospital security, noting the patient had a troubling history of threats and prior aggressive behavior that staff had warned about.
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