By Carlos Alcalá
calcala@sacbee.com
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has identified a 23-year-old man who police say was stabbed to death in a midtown Sacramento bar fight early Saturday as Ryan McPhee, 23, of Sacramento.
Sacramento police responded to the Q Street Bar & Grill at 1:37 a.m. after the stabbing was reported.
They found the victim unconscious on the sidewalk. Fire Department paramedics arrived and declared McPhee dead at the scene.
David G. Rasul, a doorman at the bar, was also stabbed trying to break up the incident. He underwent surgery for three wounds that nicked internal organs, according to his father, David D. Rasul.
The younger Rasul, still in the hospital, felt bad that he couldn't save the victim, his father said. "He felt it was his fault."
Police believe a fight began in the bar and moved to the sidewalk where McPhee was stabbed. Friends at the scene Saturday morning said he was a recent arrival from Alabama.
Three suspects fled the scene and police are looking for information related to the crime.
Police described the men who stabbed McPhee and Rasul as three Hispanic males, all between 20 and 30 years of age, around 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds.
Tips can be called in at (916) 443-4357 or texted to 274637. Enter SACTIP plus the information. Callers can remain anonymous.
Call The Bee's Carlos Alcalá, (916) 321-1987.
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