4:52 PM: A man who was hit in the head several times with a hammer during a home invasion robbery in San Francisco early this morning may have been attacked because of a dispute over a woman, a police spokesman said.
The robbery was reported at about 1 a.m. in the 3400 block of Geary Boulevard.
Two suspects broke down the front door of the home and began to take items. One of the suspects encountered the 45-year-old victim and demanded money from him, according to police.
The victim began to struggle with the intruders and was hit in the head and knees several times with a hammer, police said. He was hospitalized but is expected to survive.
Although the suspects, a white man in his 30s and a black man in his late 40s, took three computers and a phone before fleeing, police spokesman Lt. Troy Dangerfield said the initial motive for going into the home may have been a woman.
Dangerfield said one of the suspects, the white man, and the victim apparently had dated the same woman.
The suspects had not been arrested as of this afternoon.
Anyone with information about the attack or the whereabouts of the suspects is encouraged to call the Police Department’s anonymous tip line at (415) 575-4444 or send a tip by text message to TIP411.
10:28 AM: A man was hospitalized after being hit in the head several times with a hammer during a home invasion robbery near the University of San Francisco early this morning, police said.
The robbery was reported at about 1 a.m. in the 3400 block of Geary Boulevard.
Two suspects broke down the front door of the home and began to take items. One of the suspects encountered the 45-year-old victim and demanded money from him, according to police.
The victim began to struggle with the intruders and was hit in the head and knees several times with a hammer, police said.
The suspects, a white man in his 30s and a black man in his late 40s, took three computers and a phone before fleeing. They had not been found as of this morning, according to police.
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for his injuries and was in stable condition this morning, police said.
Anyone with information about the robbery 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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