David DePape: What We Know About Paul Pelosi's Accused Attacker

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The intruder who is accused of attacking and severely beating House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home early Friday has been identified by police as 42-year-old David DePape.

According to multiple news reports, including CNN and The Associated Press, while at the home, Depape searched for the Democratic leader and asked: “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?”

Police arrived at around 2:30 a.m., when they discovered 82-year-old Paul Pelosi and DePape both grabbing onto the hammer, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said. The intruder yanked it from Pelosi and began beating him before being subdued and arrested by officers, police said.

Police said a motive for Friday's intrusion was still being determined, but three people with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press that DePape targeted Pelosi's home.

Those people were not authorized to talk publicly about an ongoing probe and spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to CNN, DePape posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid-19 vaccines, the 2020 election, and the January 6 attack.

The outlet reported that according to his relatives, DePape grew up in Powell River, British Columbia before moving to California and is estranged from his family.

Read the full report on CNN.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.