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Street artist stabbed in San Fran

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Published online 13 Nov 09

Jason Hailey, aka Chor Boogie, working on his mural (Photo: Robynn Takayama)

As if it’s not risky enough to be an artist, now they have to keep an eye out for muggers too. San Francisco’s local newspaper, The Examiner, reports that an artist was stabbed while working on a mural on Market Street as part of a series of art projects to beautify the city’s more seedy neighbourhoods. Graffiti artist Jason Hailey, also known as “Chor Boogie”, was jumped by three assailants and stabbed twice while another attacker stole his spray paint. In a statement to the paper, Luis Cancel of the Arts Commission said he was “shocked” about the stabbing. Hailey was released from hospital after being treated for the stab wounds overnight, and despite the attack, says he intends to finish his mural.

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