Former San Francisco Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani was viciously attacked by a stranger with a crowbar.
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Carmignani,53, was leaving his mother’s home around 7 p.m. when he was approached by a man waving a metal crowbar. The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Garret Doty and had two other accomplices blocking the driveway. When Carmingnani told the trio to move out of the way, Doty approached him from behind and attacked him with the crowbar, leading to injuries to the skull and brain, as the New York Post reported.
Friends and family of former San Francisco fire commissioner Don Carmignani are shocked and angry about his attack Wednesday. They say he was trying to ask an unhoused person clear out of his parents’ doorway in the city’s Marina District when he was beaten with a metal pipe. pic.twitter.com/RCZNv6ZKTH
— Sergio Quintana (@svqjournalist) April 7, 2023
“[The suspect] was actually seen swinging the pipe and walking around the neighborhood after the attack. It’s dangerous here, and the fact that this could happen to a big guy like Don Carmignani, that tells us it could happen to anybody in any neighborhood in San Francisco,” said friend Joe Alioto-Veronese.
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Alioto-Veronese also addressed the attack on Paul Pelosi as a stranger attacked him while police watched. “The fact that even Paul Pelosi could be attacked in a similar fashion in front of police officers inside his own home shows you that no one is safe in this city,” he added. Fortunately, the attorney could call for help when he saw his friend’s attack and pulled him back into his mother’s home.
Carmingnani underwent surgery on Thursday and remains in the ICU as of Friday. Doctors said he might need more surgeries in the future. The attack comes a day after Cash App founder Bob Lee was fatally stabbed in the downtown neighborhood of Rincon Hill.
Lee was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, and no suspects have been arrested for the murder.
@DailyMail posted the CCTV footage showing Cash App founder Bob Lee asking for help after being stabbed, the car drove off. Then walked towards the apartment building staggering, holding his midsection and collapsing. #BobLee #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/1t83GNNpmt
— DeL2000 (@DeL2000) April 7, 2023
The real public health crisis: Violent Uncontrolled inhumane #crime in beloved #SFO. Having no funding or support for absolutely needed law enforcement at the expense of real lives. SFO needs to speak louder. https://t.co/lEqqXuCgAL
— Vanila M. Singh, MD (@VanilaSingh) April 8, 2023
A disturbing crime wave hit San Francisco this week.
Tech leader Bob Lee was stabbed to death, cyclist Ethan Boyes was killed by a speeding car, and former fire commissioner Don Carmignani was brutally beaten by homeless addicts.
If this isn’t a wake-up call, what will be?
— Michelle Tandler (@michelletandler) April 7, 2023
It’s concerning that there have been no arrests yet.
Although, with a significant shortage of police officers, it’s no surprise that they’re stretched thin.
SFPD says we are down 500 officers. Yet, if we were the EU, we would have at least 1000 more. https://t.co/T24Co6xqAR
— Michelle Tandler (@michelletandler) April 7, 2023