The Brief
- A San Francisco restaurant owner survives a violent knife attack after he asked a woman to leave.
- Despite minor injuries, he returned to work the same day and says he’s staying committed to the business he built from scratch.
SAN FRANCISCO – The owner of a small Middle Eastern restaurant in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood says he’s lucky to be alive after a woman stabbed him inside his kitchen during a violent confrontation over the weekend.
What we know:
The attack happened Saturday around 7:30 p.m. at Shawarma Azmi on 6th Street. Azmi Murait, the restaurant’s owner and only employee working at the time, says the violence began when he asked a woman and her friends to leave after witnessing suspected drug activity inside.…