police-light-bar1.jpgA man out celebrating the San Francisco Giants’ World Series win was critically injured in an apparent attack in the city’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood Sunday night, police said today.

The incident occurred sometime between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Haight Street somewhere between Masonic Avenue and Stanyan Street, according to police.

The 37-year-old victim told his roommate that five people surrounded him and hit him in the head multiple times with a metal object, police said.

The victim was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

No arrests have been made in the case.

Anyone with information about the attack is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.

Dan McMenamin, Bay City News

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