“I feel bad for them all,” she said. “Nobody asked for it to happen.”

Bob Brazell, one of the owners of the Tamm Avenue Grill, said about four employees were inside the bar at the time of the attack. None of them knew the man or had ever seen him before, Brazell said.

“It was as scary as you can imagine,” said Brazell, who arrived mid-attack. “Luckily no one was injured. They were all shaken up ... but everyone was OK.”

The police department’s Force Investigative Unit is handling the investigation.

The Tamm Avenue Grill remained closed all day Saturday. Brazell said the business would try to re-open by noon Sunday, and he hoped that Dogtown residents would come out to support the business.

“We will resume with normal hours tomorrow,” the company’s Facebook page said. “Sorry for the inconvenience. To anyone that heard what happened, all employees are safe. Thank you all for the help this morning.”

Rutherford-Pettine said she has lived in the neighborhood since 1999. It is a “very safe neighborhood” where “people wave as you pass” even if they don’t know you, she said.