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San Francisco Bartender Recovers After Unprovoked Bar Stabbing

Community fundraisers continue to support his recovery with prosecutors reviewing the attempted murder case

Friends support Taylor "TJ" Vindigni, recovering after a brutal box-cutter attack last Tuesday at a Divisadero Street bar.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Overview

  • TJ Vindigni remains hospitalized in stable condition and in good spirits following emergency surgery for life-threatening injuries
  • Police arrested 43-year-old Patrick Hamer on June 27 on suspicion of attempted murder in the June 24 attack
  • The district attorney’s office is reviewing the case before formally filing charges against Hamer
  • A GoFundMe campaign has raised more than $17,000 for Vindigni’s medical costs and The Snug donates $2 from each “Big G” cocktail sold to his recovery fund
  • Patron Tim Plump applied pressure to Vindigni’s neck wound and kept him conscious until paramedics arrived, a response credited with saving his life