2 men arrested after allegedly attacking Mayor Lurie’s bodyguards, SFPD says

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — An investigation is underway after an attack on San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security team Thursday evening.

It happened in the Tenderloin neighborhood just before 6 p.m. near Cedar and Polk Streets. Two suspects were arrested.

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In video obtained by the local publication Mission Local, the mayor is seen nearby at one point during the confrontation but moved away while one of the officers was interlocked on the ground with a suspect.

Mission Local reports that this happened after a group of people blocked the SUV that Lurie and his team use.

Lurie’s office and the San Francisco Police Department confirm that two officers assigned to the mayor’s detail were in a physical confrontation with two unknown males.

The officers requested back up. They had non-life threatening injuries and were treated there at the scene.

The two men were arrested, but have not been identified.

The San Francisco Police Officers Association also issued a statement confirming that at least one of its officers was injured.

“We are grateful that the officers assigned to the mayor’s security detail acted swiftly and courageously to protect him in a dangerous and unpredictable situation,” the statement said.

The SFPOA went on to say, “We wish our injured officer a full and speedy recovery and commend all involved for their bravery and decisive actions.”

It’s not clear yet what Lurie was doing at the location at the time of the incident. He had no public events at that time.