A resident who lives near the site of the attack said the attack on San Francisco’s former fire commissioner proves that “no one is safe” in the city.
According to the New York Post, Don Carmignani shot himself in the head outside his mother’s home on Wednesday, a day after CashUp found Bob Lee stabbed to death in the city.
Carmignani, 53, was leaving his mother’s house when he was attacked by a man holding a crowbar.
Joe Alioto-Veronese, an attorney and friend of the former fire commissioner, said Carmignani asked some unsettled people to move. In return, he was hit on the head with a crowbar.
Garrett Doty, 24, was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
Alioto-Veronese said the suspect was “actually swinging a pipe and walking around the neighborhood after the attack.”
“It’s dangerous here and it could happen to a big guy like Don Carmignani, which tells us it could happen to anybody in any neighborhood in San Francisco,” he said, adding, “No one is safe in this city.”
The day San Francisco’s former fire commissioner was attacked by a crowbar after Bob Lee was stabbed to death https://t.co/7bdeBd3SPS pic.twitter.com/M0u2H2gMaY
— Political News (@TDailyNews4) April 8, 2023
Alioto-Veronese said a neighbor saw the attack, brought him inside and called first responders. Carmignani suffered a brain injury in the attack.
“He had a fractured skull, a broken jaw and his face had to be stitched because he was hit with a metal pipe,” said supervisor Catherine Stefani, according to KNTV-TV.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Ray Carmignani said his son’s attack was the last straw.
“We’re off,” he said. “Enough is enough. We’ll go to Nevada, we’ll go to Arizona, we’ll go somewhere… But I won’t stay here. I can’t even worry about walking out my door and being attacked.
Nate Roy, a homeless man who lives in the neighborhood, suggested the suspect attacked Carmignani “out of disrespect,” according to KGO-TV.
“The city is in complete chaos because we continue to spiral in this doom loop,” Alioto-Veronese, who once ran for sheriff, told the Post.
“These tech titans like Bob Lee are pulling their workforce out of San Francisco. Even [Lee] Left the city, and while he was visiting he was killed! He said. Lee recently moved to Miami.
“It’s not just about arresting criminals. It’s about getting ahead of the mental health crisis. San Francisco General’s psych ward is on the streets of the city and that has to stop,” Alioto-Veronese said.
I am friends @crazybob For 15 years. He is one of the best people I have ever met. I’m so glad we were able to spend time together recently. RIP. I hate what San Francisco has become. https://t.co/UH171tyx4N
— Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ (@Arrington) April 5, 2023
According to the New York Post, actress Sarah Foster, daughter of musician and producer David Foster, lashed out at city leaders on social media this week.
“I have no words. SF is a complete s-hole. I am a registered Democrat and feel confident in saying that liberal politicians are ruining cities,” he wrote in an Instagram story.
“Disgusting. My heart breaks for this family,” she wrote.
Bob Lee was a friend of mine and several people in my organization. My heart goes out to his loved ones.
Chesa Boudin, and the crime-loving city council that enabled him and outlawed SF for years, have Bob’s literal blood on their hands. Take action.
Cc @garriton @Sampullara https://t.co/5CJ4Ct8qRb
— Matt Ocko (@Mattocko) April 5, 2023
According to The New York Times, Police Commissioner Kevin Benedicto downplayed the criticism.
“A small minority has tried to weaponize this tragedy to push a narrative about a crime wave in San Francisco that is not borne out by the data,” he said, adding that some people are using Lee’s killing for “political gain.”
“There are real issues about crime that need to be addressed in San Francisco. You’re seeing people from certain political circles, from technology, trying to get clear connections to certain policies and elected officials when we don’t yet know the facts of this case,” he said.
This article was originally published in The Western Journal.
