Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, attacked with hammer at home - CNN

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Paul Pelosi, the hubby of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was attacked with a hammer astatine the couple’s location successful San Francisco by a antheral assailant aboriginal Friday morning, instrumentality enforcement sources archer CNN.

Pelosi, 82, was hospitalized but is expected to marque a afloat recovery, the Democratic speaker’s bureau said successful a statement.

The US Capitol Police released a connection saying that they are assisting the FBI and the San Francisco Police “with a associated investigation” into the break-in astatine the Pelosi residence successful California.

The connection provides further accusation connected however instrumentality enforcement responded, saying that peculiar agents with the USCP’s California Field Office “quickly arrived connected scene, portion a squad of investigators from the Department’s Threat Assessment Section was simultaneously dispatched from the East Coast to assistance the FBI and the San Francisco Police with a associated investigation.”

Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for Nancy Pelosi, said the assailant is successful custody and a motive is being investigated. The talker was successful Washington astatine the clip of the attack, a spokesperson said.

“The Speaker and her household are grateful to the archetypal responders and aesculapian professionals involved, and petition privateness astatine this time,” Hammill said successful his statement.

The assailant entered the Pelosi residence done the backmost of the house, according 2 sources acquainted with the aboriginal details of the incident.

With Speaker Pelosi away, determination would not person been a information item astatine the residence, according to 1 root acquainted with protocol.

There whitethorn beryllium video that US Capitol Police and instrumentality enforcement tin reappraisal arsenic determination are information cameras astatine the home, according to 2 instrumentality enforcement sources.

President Joe Biden spoke with Speaker Pelosi, the White House said.

“The President is praying for Paul Pelosi and for Speaker Pelosi’s full family. This greeting helium called Speaker Pelosi to explicit his enactment aft this horrible attack,” property caput Karine Jean-Pierre said successful a statement.

She continued: “He is besides precise gladsome that a afloat betterment is expected. The President continues to condemn each violence, and asks that the family’s tendency for privateness beryllium respected.”

The Pelosis person been joined since 1963 and person 5 children.

This communicative and header person been updated with further developments.