On Friday, it was introduced that Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized after being severely crushed with a hammer after an intruder broke into their San Francisco house.
According to the Associated Press, the intruder was reportedly in search of Nancy as he shouted, “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” Police arrived on the house shortly after 2 am the place they discovered Paul, 82, and the suspect, who has been recognized as David Depape, 42. Police Chief William Scott stated that each males grabbed onto the hammer, and Depape yanked it from Pelosi and started to beat him with it.
Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital after he suffered blunt drive trauma and was struck a number of occasions within the head.
The actual particulars of Pelosi’s situation weren’t shared, however a spokesperson did say that he would recuperate.
Nancy Pelosi was in Washington on the time of the assault as she was scheduled to seem at an occasion with Vice President Harris on Saturday. She has since canceled her look.
A motive for the assault continues to be beneath investigation. However, the AP reviews that three individuals with information concerning the investigation spoke on situation of anonymity and shared that Depape focused Nancy and Paul Pelosi’s house.
Vice President Harris spoke out concerning the assault and stated,
Doug and I are appalled by the assault on Paul Pelosi, Speaker Pelosi’s husband. The whole Pelosi household is in our hearts and we want him a speedy restoration.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) October 28, 2022
CNN reviews that Depape posted a number of memes and conspiracy theories on social media that have been in relation to Covid vaccines, the 2020 election, and the January sixth assault on the Capitol. These posts have been made by way of Facebook, which has since been eliminated.
Relatives did verify that the account the place the memes and conspiracy theories have been posted, did belong to Depape, and that he had been estranged from the household for a while.
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