The boyfriend of a tech worker stabbed to death in their apartment has been charged with murder in connection with suspected domestic violence.
Kimberly Wong, 27, was discovered by police at her home on the 3200 block of Clay Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco, on November 30 around 7 p.m.
Paramedics attempted to revive 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 at 10:25 a.m. Thursday about 45 miles away in Concord, CA, San Francisco police said.
Fisher was booked into the San Francisco County Jail at 12:51 a.m. that day 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 filed against Fisher by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office alleged that he used a knife to stab Ms. Wong to death.
Fisher will be arraigned Monday at 1:30 PM PST and prosecutors will file a motion to detain him pending trial, arguing he poses a risk to public safety.
“I extend my condolences to the victim's friends and family and my continued commitment to pursuing 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 there is accountability and justice.”
Fisher faces 26 years to life in state prison if convicted.
Ms Wong bought the $1.39 million apartment 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 received a call raising concerns about her welfare. Police have not released the cause of death.
Ms Wong was found unresponsive when officers conducted a welfare check at her home on Clay Street (pictured) in the Presidio Heights neighborhood
Ms Wong worked as a product designer for software developer Plaid since July 2021 and before that she was a user experience designer at startup Splunk.
She graduated from the University of Washington's Human Centered Design and Engineering program 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 highlighting important, formative events and experiences for women” for Women's History Month 2020.
“When I'm not pressing pixels, I enjoy making illustrations, doing crosswords, cooking, doing yoga, and going outside for a morning bike ride or a walk,” according to her personal website.
Neighbors and colleagues of Wong were devastated to hear about her death.
Ms Wong photographed during a kayaking work trip shared by her former colleague
'Someone so young and so smart. It's just, 'Why?'” said Alberto Forero, a former colleague who sat next to Wong. “It's so pointless.”
Mr Forero said the pair made 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 together during a business trip.
Another neighbor said Wong was “the last person I would expect something like this to happen to.”
Mrs. Wong enjoyed word games, crossword puzzles and playing the piano.
Beverly Upton, head of the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium, called Wong's death a “tragedy.”
Red roses were placed outside Wong's apartment.