The owner of a San Francisco cannabis business was shot Monday night, and those who know him are rallying to support him as he recovers.
Richard Palionny said he was working behind the counter at All Star Cafe when gunshots rang out.'At first everybody thought it was fireworks, you know, so everybody's turning around looking and then, yeah after that everybody just ducked because it just kept going,' said Palionny.Richard said, after that, cops flooded the area.'We saw like 10 cop cars pull up and then they were all just posted up around the perimeter and waiting,' said Palionny.
The original location of the Vapor Room shut down in 2012, then about 10 years ago, Martin had a brain aneurysm.'And that almost killed him and now for this to happen as well is just pretty crushing,' said Grace.Richard said Martin is now recovering in the hospital in stable condition.He said friends have been sending video updates and even through this Martin seems to be taking it in stride.
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