Suspect shouted “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?” before assaulting Pelosi’s husband at home, source says
A suspect broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco Friday morning and “violently assaulted” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, while she was not at home, according to a spokesperson for the House speaker, Drew Hamill. According to a source briefed on the attack, the assailant first asked Paul Pelosi where his wife was.
The source told CBS News that before the assault occurred, the intruder confronted Paul Pelosi, shouting, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”
San Francisco Police responded and were at the scene at 2:27 a.m. PT. Hammill also said Paul Pelosi, 82, is in the hospital and expected to make a full recovery. The Associated Press, citing two people with knowledge of the investigation, reported that Pelosi “suffered blunt force injuries in the attack.” Two sources tell CBS News a hammer was used by the assailant to break into the speaker’s home.
Three sources tell CBS News a suspect has been arrested, and two law enforcement sources identified him as David Wayne Depape, a 42-year-old Berkeley resident.
Law enforcement sources say that it is too early to say definitively what the motive for the attack was, but the possibility that it was politically motivated has not been ruled out.
U.S. Capitol Police are assisting the FBI and San Francisco Police Department with a joint investigation.
