A cherished, brilliant SFist commenter, whose name will private unless told otherwise, was assaulted with a deadly weapon at a busy intersection in North Beach last week. He told SFist the following.

This happened to me. Some asshole came up behind me as I was crossing Union between Columbus and Stockton and smashed me just above the right ear and immediately knocked me unconscious. By the time I realized I was hit, I was out cold. They also broke my right leg in two places (tibia) and I have more bruises than I can even count right now. They didn't get my wallet but made off with my two bags of stuff I bought earlier in the day in NB (prosciutto, bread, cake, wine - the usual stuff thieves go after).

I was just released from SF General on Saturday after they cut me open and inserted a metal pole into my leg. It will take 6-8 weeks for the leg to heal. The first people on the scene told SFPD that they saw a guy and girl in their 20's with a dog leaving the scene quickly.

It actually happened earlier in the evening than the police report indicates. Obviously the whole time line is hazy as I was unconscious for around 10 minutes but it happened sometime between 8:30-9:30pm on Tuesday 1/20.

If you know anyone who was in the area around that time on Tuesday evening and saw anything please let me know. I'm 6'2" and 210lbs, so if they got to me walking in that area at that time of night, then nobody else is safe until these people are caught.

First, our heart goes out to this commenter. Second, please help us catch this guy. This happened near Washington Square Park, so if any of you know anything, please contact the SFPD at 415-392-2623.