Article: San Ramon man remains in coma after beating in San Francisco

SAN RAMON -- A week after a brutal beating outside of a San Francisco nightclub, a San Ramon man remains in a coma as investigators look for three suspects who apparently picked their victim at random.

Buck Spillner, 20, met some friends last Tuesday night at Club NV, a South of Market hip-hop club. After leaving, Spillner and a friend were confronted by a group of three men, who asked them if they were affiliated with a gang.

"My nephew said they're not into that, and didn't want any trouble," said Phil Ribera, who lives in Hayward.

According to San Francisco police, the group of attackers followed Spillner and his friend down the 200 block of Second Street just before 2 a.m. One of them ...

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