Female tech worker Kimberly Wong, 27, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend Scott Fisher, 29, in their $1.4 million San Francisco apartment, cops say
The boyfriend of a tech worker found stabbed to death in their apartment has been charged with her murder on suspicion of domestic violence.
Kimberly Wong, 27, was found by police at her home in the 3200 block of Clay Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco, around 7 p.m. on November 30.
Paramedics attempted to resuscitate the young woman, but she was pronounced dead at the scene and a “domestic violence homicide” investigation was opened.
Her boyfriend, Scott Fisher, 29, was arrested about 45 miles from Concord, California, at 10:25 a.m. Thursday, San Francisco police said.
That same day at 12:51 p.m., Fisher was booked into the San Francisco County Jail and charged with murder.
Kimberly Wong, 27, was found dead in her San Francisco apartment on November 30, and her boyfriend Scott Fisher was charged with murder a week later.
Charging documents brought against Fischer by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office allege that he used a knife to stab Ms. Wong to death.
Fischer is scheduled to be arraigned at 1:30 pm (PST) on Monday, and prosecutors will file a motion to detain him pending trial, arguing he poses a threat to public safety.
“I extend my condolences to the victim’s friends and family and express my unwavering commitment to seeking justice in the courtroom,” District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Monday.
“While there is nothing we can do to bring her back, we will do everything we can to ensure accountability and justice.”
If convicted, Fisher faces 26 years to life in state prison.
Ms Wong bought the apartment for $1.39 million with the help of her parents in 2019, and neighbors said her boyfriend moved in about two years ago.
She was found during a welfare check after police were called with concerns about her welfare. The police did not disclose the cause of death.
Ms. Wong was unresponsive when officers conducted a welfare check at her home on Clay Street (pictured) in Presidio Heights.
Ms. Wong has worked as a product designer for software developer Plaid since July 2021, and before that was a user experience designer at startup Splunk.
She graduated from the Human-Centered Design and Engineering program at the University of Washington in 2018.
During her studies, she led the student organizations Society of Women Engineers and Women in User Experience.
Ms Wong also created a “historical timeline that highlights important, formative events and experiences for women” for Women’s History Month 2020.
“When I’m not working with pixels, I enjoy creating illustrations, doing crossword puzzles, cooking, doing yoga, and getting outside for a morning bike ride or hike,” her personal website says.
Wong’s neighbors and colleagues were shocked to learn of her death.
Ms Wong is pictured on a work kayak trip shared by a former colleague.
“Someone so young and so smart. Just why?,” said Alberto Forero, a former colleague sitting next to Wong. “This is so pointless.”
Mr Forero said the couple built software together at Splunk, where he was her manager, and described her as “positive, smart and energetic”.
He shared a photo of the couple kayaking during a work trip.
Another neighbor said Wong was “the last person I would have expected something like this to happen to.”
Ms. Wong enjoyed word games, crossword puzzles and playing the piano.
Beverly Upton, head of the San Francisco Consortium to End Domestic Violence, called Wong’s death a “tragedy.”
Red roses were displayed outside Wong’s apartment.