SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited her husband Paul within the hospital Sunday after a crazed man broke into their San Francisco home and attacked him with a hammer, fracturing his skull.
Pelosi’s motorcade arrived at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday local time as sheriff’s department vehicles led the best way, flashing their service lights. The motorcade also included two black SUVs with deeply tinted windows.
The cars pulled into the side of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where the California Democrat was brought through a service entrance.
Pelosi, 82, was spotted leaving her Pacific Heights home earlier within the day with heavily armed guards. She didn’t take questions from reporters there.
Her husband Paul, also 82, was rushed to the hospital Friday after being confronted by an intruder who allegedly asked “Where’s Nancy?” and had zip ties on him, in line with reports.
Police say David DePape, 42, hit Paul not less than once with a hammer, fracturing his skull. He underwent surgery and is predicted to make a full recovery.
The longtime congresswoman has said little because the attack, but wrote to her colleagues in a letter Saturday that “our kids, our grandchildren and I are heartbroken and traumatized by the life-threatening attack on our Pop.
“We’re grateful for the short response of law enforcement and emergency services, and for the life-saving medical care he’s receiving,” she said.
DePape was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, elder abuse and burglary and is predicted to be charged by prosecutors on Monday.
