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    Attacker yelled, ‘Where is Nancy?’ before attacking Paul Pelosi, who underwent skull surgery

    by Alexandra E. Petri, Richard Winton and Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times Oct 28, 2022 6 minutes
    In this photo from Dec. 5, 2021, Paul Pelosi and Nancy Pelosi attend the 44th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C..

    SAN FRANCISCO — Paul Pelosi, husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was “violently” attacked early Friday, when an intruder broke into the couple’s San Francisco home and fractured his skull with a hammer, in what a law enforcement source said appeared to be a targeted attack.

    Paul Pelosi, 82, sustained numerous upper-body blows, suffering hand and arm injuries along with a skull fracture that required surgery, officials said.

    Another source who was briefed on the attack said the assailant shouted, “Where is Nancy? Where is Nancy?” before confronting Paul Pelosi.

    Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for the Democratic speaker’s office, said in a statement that Paul Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where he “underwent successful surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.”

    His doctors “expect a full recovery,” Hamill said.

    The attack came 11 days ahead of the midterm election. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has been in campaign mode, raising millions of

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