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San Francisco police briefed reporters Friday in regards to the violent assault early Friday on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the couple’s home.
David DePape, 42, was identified by police because the suspect who wielded a hammer through the attack on 82-year-old Paul Pelosi.
DePape is being charged with attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse and other felonies within the attack, which left Paul Pelosi hospitalized, police said.
He allegedly was looking for the House speaker, shouting, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” before attacking Paul Pelosi, a source told NBC.
Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, was in Washington, D.C., on the time of the incident, authorities said.
Authorities haven’t yet determined a motive for the assault.
Speaker of the USA House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive on the red carpet for the Time 100 Gala on the Lincoln Center in Recent York on April 23, 2019.
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