Beloved SF cyclist fatally stabbed while protecting family from attack

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- We are learning new details about the fatal stabbing of a San Francisco man that took place on Saturday. The victim has been identified as a beloved cyclist.

Court documents revealing the last moments of 28-year-old Colden Kimber's life. The six-foot-four-inch hockey player and avid cyclist was trying to protect a mother and her two children from a stranger yelling at them: "Oh you think you are better than me," or "You are scared of me."

Kimber was headed home waiting with his girlfriend for the "K" train after having lunch on Ocean Avenue. According to court documents, Kimber "decided to position himself... so should anything happen, (he) could intervene and protect those around him."

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The document continues saying Kimber stood with his eyes towards the approaching train when the man attacked him: "Completely and utterly unprovoked -- took a knife and stabbed the unsuspecting victim on the right side of his neck."

"It was so horrendous and shocking and the last person that I would expect something like that to happen to," said Reuben Sawyer, Kimber's friend.

Kimber's friends and coworkers are trying to process what happened as they grapple with the reality that he is gone.

"I'm going to miss him for his good nature and his kind spirit, and he really lived such and exemplary life. He was a very positive influence on myself and my staff," said Bradley Woehl, owner of American Cyclery.

Kimber was studying kinesiology at San Francisco State University and worked at American Cyclery.

"He worked here three years, and this up here was his work bench that he repaired bikes and built new bikes," Woehl said.

Kimber's workbench is now empty.

"He is totally irreplaceable as a worker, and totally irreplaceable as a friend and person and someone who had a good influence in my life," Woehl said.

As his community grieves this unexpected loss, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office confirmed the suspect was charged with murder and will be arraigned Aug. 14.

"Still under investigation. So, I'm following very closely with the San Francisco Police Department, SFMTA," said Chyanne Chen, San Francisco supervisor for the Taraval District, where the incident took place.

Superior Court of California Documents confirmed the suspect is a 29-year-old who, on Friday, received a report concerning his mental health status. The results are still unclear. Many who loved Kimber are still wondering why.

"We love him, and we miss him," Woehl said.

A memorial ride for Kimber is scheduled for Sept. 7 around the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park.

Colden Kimber's family opened a GoFundMe.