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- The home intruder who attacked Paul Pelosi early Friday beat him with a hammer in front of police.
- The suspect “violently assaulted” Pelosi with the hammer, talked about San Francisco Police Chief William Scott.
- Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized as a consequence of the assault.
The intruder who attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, at the couple’s San Francisco, California, home early Friday “violently” beat him with a hammer in front of the cops as they arrived at the residence, authorities talked about.
When officers responded to the couple’s Pacific Heights home just sooner than 2:30 a.m. for a “well-being check” they seen the attacker and 84-year-old Paul Pelosi holding a hammer, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott suggested reporters all through a press briefing.
“The suspect pulled the hammer away from Mr. Pelosi and violently assaulted him with it,” Scott talked about, together with that cops “immediately tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid.”
The police chief acknowledged the suspect as 42-year-old David Depape.
Depape may be booked at the San Francisco County Jail on a slew of prices collectively with tried homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, and burglary, Scott talked about.
Paul Pelosi was attacked whereas Speaker Pelosi was in Washington, DC, with her defending component, authorities have talked about.
The assault left Paul Pelosi hospitalized and the House speaker’s office talked about that he is “expected to make a full recovery.”
The attacker, who police talked about was moreover taken to the hospital, was reportedly searching for the House speaker when he broke into the Pelosi residence.
He reportedly shouted “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?” at Paul Pelosi.
CNN reported that the attacker moreover tried to tie Pelosi up, saying he was prepared for the speaker.
“The motive for this attack is still being determined,” Scott talked about with out taking any questions from reporters.