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3 Hospitalized After Metal Rod Assault In San Francisco's Tenderloin

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Police arrested a 26-year-old woman armed with a metal rod, who allegedly attacked three people Wednesday morning in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.

According to police, the attack happened around 9:50 a.m. near McAllister and Jones streets.

The suspect allegedly struck a 68-year-old man with the metal rod and then punched a 71-year-old woman as well as a 46-year-old woman, police said.

All three victims were hospitalized with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Police did not say what led up to the assault.

Officers arrested the suspect, but her name has not been released.

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