Former San Francisco fire commissioner attacked with crowbar day after Bob Lee stabbed to death

Neighbors of former San Francisco Fireplace Commissioner Don Carmignani mentioned “nobody is protected” within the metropolis after he was brutally attacked by a transient with a steel crowbar simply steps away from his household’s entrance door.

Carmignani was attacked a day after Money App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to dying by an unknown assailant early Tuesday morning.

Carmignani, 53, was leaving his mom’s dwelling at about 7 p.m. within the Marina District when he was accosted by a person waving an industrial steel crowbar, mates of the ex-commissioner advised The Submit.

San Francisco Police later arrested Garret Doty, 24, who was booked on assault with a lethal weapon.

Joe Alioto-Veronese, a distinguished lawyer and pal, mentioned Carmignani was at his mom’s dwelling when he seen Doty and two different transients blocking the driveway.

When Carmignani requested them to maneuver, he was bludgeoned at the back of the top by Doty, which injured the previous smoke-eater’s cranium and mind.

“[Doty] was truly seen swinging the pipe and strolling across the neighborhood after the assault,” Alioto-Veronese mentioned. “It’s harmful right here and the truth that this might occur to an enormous man like Don Carmignani, that tells us it may occur to anyone in any neighborhood in San Francisco.”

“The truth that even Paul Pelosi could possibly be attacked similarly in entrance of cops inside his own residence reveals you that nobody is protected on this metropolis,” he added.

Former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, suffered comparable cranium accidents after he was attacked with a hammer by a crazed David DePape on Oct. 28 in his Pacific Heights dwelling, which is a couple of mile away from Carmignani’s block.

The uptick in violent crime in San Francisco has precipitated an uproar amongst San Francisco residents who’re fed up as a result of they’re “residing in worry.”

Whereas general violent crime fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2022, homicides in San Francisco rose 36.6%, from 41 to 56 within the metropolis of 815,000, in response to police statistics.

Violent crimes additionally noticed an uptick of seven.5% over the previous three years all through San Francisco, whereas property crime has exploded to twenty.7% over the previous three years.

Alioto-Veronese mentioned neighbors noticed Carmignani getting attacked and had been in a position to pull him into the home and name 911.

“They actually saved his life,” the lawyer mentioned.

The previous hearth commissioner underwent surgical procedure on Thursday and was nonetheless within the ICU as of Friday afternoon. He’ll want extra surgical procedures sooner or later, Alioto-Veronese mentioned.

The lawyer mentioned the shortage of police patrolling the streets and the town’s soft-on-crime insurance policies has led to lawlessness and drug use throughout San Francisco.

Lt. Tracy McCray, vp of the San Francisco Police Officers Affiliation, advised The Submit that the division is down greater than 500 officers.

“The town is in absolute chaos as a result of we’ll proceed to spiral on this doom loop,” mentioned Alioto-Veronese, who ran for district lawyer. “These tech titans like Bob Lee are pulling their workers out of San Francisco. Even [Lee] left the town, and he was murdered whereas he was visiting!

“This isn’t nearly arresting criminals. That is about getting forward of the psychological well being disaster. The psyche ward of San Francisco Common is within the metropolis streets, and it has to cease.”