Ex-SF fire commissioner Don Carmignani attacked by crowbar-wielding transient speaks out

A former San Francisco fire commissioner who was violently attacked by a crowbar-wielding transient released footage of the brutal bashing Monday while calling on the city to protect “its law-abiding citizens.”

Ex-commissioner Don Carmignani was assaulted by the homeless man on April 5 after he asked him and his two pals to move their encampment away from his mother’s home in the city’s affluent Marina District.

The man, identified by cops as 24-year-old Garret Allen Doty, allegedly struck Carmignani’s head with the metal crowbar again and again — seriously injuring him, police said.

Video of the beating shows the suspect believed to be Doty chasing after Carmignani, 53, with a long metal pipe.

He repeatedly swings the pipe at Carmignani, who tries to block the blows with his arms and run off, according to the footage provided to KRON 4 by Carmignani.

“Sadly, I am not the first person to be victimized by these individuals, who are known criminals with a well-documented history of drug use, harassment of residents, and vandalism in the Marina,” Carmignani said in a statement to the local station.

He said he and his mother had called 911 to report the encampment at the entryway to her house because she didn’t feel safe leaving her home after past encounters with the individuals.

Neither cops nor homeless service came and the trio “had been openly consuming drugs, and had exhibited extremely aggressive behavior towards passersby,” according to the former fire commissioner.

That evening, Carmignani went to his mother’s and asked them to leave, but was instead attacked and sent to the hospital for an emergency surgery.

He broke his jaw, got 50 stitches on his face and had a piece of his skull removed in surgery, the station reported.

Carmignani said the two other homeless people with Doty have remained in the “vicinity” of his mother’s home and one was apparently even spotted near the scene of his attack.

“This is unacceptable,” he said in the statement. “As a native San Franciscan and lifelong Marina District resident, I firmly believe that the City needs to promote the safety of its law-abiding citizens over those who chose to do drugs and commit violent acts in our streets,” Carmignani said in the statement.

“I am hopeful that this unfortunate incident will lead to policy changes to better protect the interests of San Francisco residents and that my attackers will be fully prosecuted.”

Doty was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with serious bodily injury and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury.

The beating of the former smoke-eater came one day after Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death.

Violent crimes have increased of 7.5% over the past three years throughout San Francisco, according to police statistics.