A beloved bike owner was allegedly stabbed to loss of life by a knife-wielding madman after heroically stepping in to guard a mom and her youngsters who have been being harassed at a California prepare station.
Colden Kimber, 28, was ready at a Muni cease in San Francisco together with his girlfriend on July 26 when a ranting lunatic approached a terrified household and hurled unhinged threats that prompted the 6-foot-4 New York native to courageously intervene, in line with court docket paperwork obtained by KGO.
“Oh, you suppose you’re higher than me,” alleged assailant Sean Collins, 29, screamed on the mom and her two youngsters on the Ingleside transit hub, including, “You might be terrified of me.”
Kimber, heading dwelling from a lunch date, positioned himself between the frightened household and Collins when the frenzied attacker plunged a six-inch blade into the unsuspecting man’s neck as he glanced towards an approaching prepare, court docket paperwork mentioned.
The San Francisco State College pupil and avid bike owner stopped transferring after the “fully and totally unprovoked assault” as blood gushed out of his neck, officers mentioned.
The Dryden native was taken to San Francisco Common Hospital, the place he died following surgical procedure, in line with a GoFundMe launched by his heartbroken mom.
“There is no such thing as a making sense of this and no phrases to convey the devastation we’re feeling,” his mother, Lara Litchfield-Kimber, wrote within the fundraiser, which has since amassed over $91,000.
“He had this protecting factor about him,” the grief-stricken mother instructed WSYR, noting her son was endearingly nicknamed a “nation moose.”
A blood-stained Collins was arrested and charged with homicide after being discovered simply blocks from the lethal scene, the place the horrific knifing was captured on surveillance cameras, in line with native reviews.
Kimber was learning kinesiology, the science of human motion, and dealing at American Cyclery, the place he had spent the previous three years repairing and constructing bikes, when he was ruthlessly killed.
“I’m going to overlook him for his good nature and his variety spirit, and he actually lived such an exemplary life,” Bradley Woehl, proprietor of American Cyclery, instructed KGO.
“He was a really constructive affect on myself and my employees. He’s completely irreplaceable as a employee, and completely irreplaceable as a buddy and individual and somebody who had a very good affect on my life.”
Kimber’s love for biking started when he took his mom’s place within the New York Triathlon after she was pressured to withdraw whereas battling breast most cancers, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“He had by no means ridden a motorcycle on a highway,” Litchfield-Kimber instructed the outlet.
“The bikes have been the issues that caught. Folks would say, ‘I had a Colden sighting,’ as a result of it wasn’t that uncommon as a result of he was all the time on his bike.”
A memorial bike journey has since been scheduled in Kimber’s honor on Sept. 7.
Collins is due again in court docket for his arraignment on Aug. 14.
