A Tenderloin-area ukulele player was the victim of a violent mugging Sunday, when he was beaten and robbed of his instrument.

The crime, police say, occurred at 6:30 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Polk and O'Farrell Streets.

According to the San Francisco Police Department, a 25-year-old man approached the 27-year-old victim, and "made small talk with [the victim] about the ukulele."

Suddenly, a second suspect, also in his mid-20s, appeared. This second man attacked the musician with a hammer, police say, and hit him "causing injury."

The first man then robbed the stunned victim, stealing his phone, backpack, cash, and his ukulele. The duo then fled on foot in an unknown direction, according to the SFPD.

The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries characterized by the SFPD as "minor." The suspects remain at large, police say, and no arrests have been made in the case.

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