The home of U.S House of Reps Speaker Nanci Pelosi was violently invaded by an attacker on Friday, injuring her husband, Paul Pelosi, in the process.
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The attacker, identified as David DePape, 42, had hit Paul Pelosi with a sledgehammer, and demanded the whereabout of the Speaker
“Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”, he kept shouting.
The Police had arrived Pelosis’ residence just in time and saw “Mr. Pelosi and the suspect both holding a hammer.
The suspect had pulled the hammer away from him before “assaulted him with it.”
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The House speaker happened to be in Washington, D.C., with her entourage at the time of the invasion.
The head of the San Francisco Police department, Bill Scott, released a statement, adding that DePape had been arrested.
DePape is set to face homicide charges and charges bordering on elder abuse.
The Police have cordoned the area of Pelosi’s home with yellow tape, while FBI agents and other local police officers stormed the broad street in front of the home.
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