Man Arrested After Allegedly Torching Occupied Tent On San Francisco Sidewalk; Victim Suffers Severe Burns

CBS San Francisco

September 9, 2022

Police in San Francisco on Monday arrested a suspect in connection with an attempted homicide and arson case.

Lawrence Harmon, 27, of San Francisco, was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide, arson creating great bodily injury, arson to a structure, two counts of a court-ordered violation, and on a local warrant, according to the San Francisco Police Department.

On Aug. 7 at 8:51 a.m., officers responded to Shotwell and 18th streets for a fire investigation and located personnel from the San Francisco Fire Department at the scene who had extinguished a fire on the sidewalk.

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