Police: Husband of Nancy Pelosi attacked in home

Paul Pelosi, the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently” attacked after an intruder broke into the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday morning in what a law enforcement source said appeared to be a targeted attack.

A law enforcement source told The Times that Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked with a hammer and sustained numerous upper-body blows. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, Drew Hammill a spokesperson for the Democratic speaker’s office, said in a statement.

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was not in the city at the time of the attack, Hammill said.

The San Francisco Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to the scene around 2:30 a.m. Friday.

During the incident an “82 y/o male was attacked,” Sgt. Adam Lobsinger said. “The suspect was taken into custody. The victim was transported to a local hospital.”

The motive for the attack is under investigation, Hammill said.

“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time,” Hammill said in the statement.