Details Shared on Paul Pelosi Attack: ‘Not a Random Act’
Details have emerged about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband Paul Pelosi inside their San Francisco home. The New York Times reported that Paul Pelosi, 82, was in a bathroom when he called…
Details have emerged about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband Paul Pelosi inside their San Francisco home.
The New York Times reported that Paul Pelosi, 82, was in a bathroom when he called 911 on Friday morning. The intruder broke in the back door yelling, “Where is Nancy.” The House speaker was away in Washington, D.C., at the time of the attack.
Police officers were dispatched at 2:27 a.m, and when they arrived, they witnessed Paul Pelosi in a tussle with the intruder for control over a hammer.
Paul Pelosi was then “violently attacked” in front of the officers once the intruder was able to retrieve the weapon, according to William Scott, San Francisco’s chief of police.
Police were able to identify the attacker as 42-year-old David DePape. Scott said DePape would be charged with elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, attempted homicide, and “several other additional felonies.”
“This was not a random act. This was intentional,” Scott said.
Authorities also believe that David DePape also may have planned on attacking more people, as CBS News