Concealed-carrying motorcyclist fatally shoots alleged road-rage driver who charged at him with hammer, police say



A concealed-carrying motorcyclist fatally shot an alleged road-rage driver who charged at him with a hammer in Maryland last week, police said.

Anne Arundel County police said the 22-year-old motorcyclist was traveling near Maryland Route 10 and Furnace Branch Road around 8:20 p.m. Thursday when he noticed another vehicle tailgating him and driving erratically, WBAL-TV reported.

Police said the motorcyclist has a Maryland concealed handgun carry permit and that he remained at the scene, WBAL reported.

"I heard a pop. I thought it sounded like gunfire. Ten to 15 minutes later, started having police and everything show up," Hyung Chang — owner of Against Our Odds Vape Shop in Glen Burnie — told WBAL.

Police said 51-year-old Scott David Guhse of Glen Burnie pulled alongside the motorcyclist and shouted at him, and the pair nearly collided, the station reported.

"At a certain point, he was sort of forced off the road, and then stopped," Anne Arundel County police spokesman Justin Mulcahy told the station. "He ultimately had to lay down his bike."

Guhse and the motorcyclist came to a stop on East Furnace Branch Road at Margate Drive where Guhse allegedly charged toward the motorcyclist with a hammer, police told WBAL.

The motorcyclist told police he drew his handgun and shot Guhse, the station said, adding that fire officials said Guhse died at the scene.

Police said the motorcyclist has a Maryland concealed handgun carry permit and that he remained at the scene, WBAL reported.

Mulcahy told the station officials are trying to piece things together; police told WBAL that the incident is being investigated as an assault and homicide.

Those with information should call police at 410-222-4731, or the Anne Arundel County police tip line at 410-222-4700, or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP, the station said.

"It's unfortunate," vape shop owner Chang told the station, adding that at least once a month along the road he sees "people popping off, screaming at each other. People have to learn to tone things down a little bit and not take things so personal."

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Defense alleges Paul Pelosi's attacker was fueled by conspiracy theories; he brought inflatable unicorn costumes to congresswoman's home



Opening statements in the federal trial of the man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi began on Thursday. The hammer attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was fueled by conspiracy theories, according to the defense.

David DePape is standing trial for bludgeoning Pelosi with a hammer inside the couple's Pacific Heights home in San Francisco, California. In attendance at the courtroom on Thursday were Christine Pelosi, a daughter of the Pelosis; Gypsy Taub, DePape’s ex-girlfriend; and Taub’s and DePape's two sons.

Prosecutors started their opening statements by presenting video and photographic evidence of the hammer attack on Pelosi. Prosecutors exhibited a hammer in a plastic bag – said to be the weapon DePape used to assault the congresswoman's husband. Then-82-year-old Pelosi suffered a fractured skull that required surgery in the beatdown caught on police bodycam video that was carried out in the early hours of Oct. 28, 2022.

While holding a clear plastic bag containing the alleged attack weapon in her hand, federal prosecutor Laura Vartain Horn told the courtroom, "The evidence in this case is going to show that when the defendant used this hammer to break into the Pelosis' home, he intended to kidnap Nancy Pelosi."

Horn stated that DePape began planning his attack in August 2022. She noted that evidence and FBI testimony will expose how DePape researched his targets online, collected phone numbers and addresses, and paid a public records service to gather information about Nancy Pelosi and other politicians.

The prosecution's first witness was a San Francisco police officer who responded to Pelosi's 911 call. The officer described the hammer strike as "iron hitting skull."

Prosecutors aired police bodycam footage of DePape admitting to thrashing Pelosi while speaking to police and paramedics near the alleged crime scene.

“There is no denying what I did. Cops watched me do it,” DePape said immediately following the hammer attack.

Government prosecutors also showed jurors multiple videos of Pelosi lying in a pool of his own blood.

Prosecutors also played audio from January when DePape called a San Francisco news station and seemingly confessed to attacking Pelosi.

"I have an important message for everyone in America: You’re welcome," DePape told KTVU reporter Amber Lee from San Francisco County Jail.

"Freedom and liberty isn't dying, it's being killed systematically and deliberately," DePape continued. "The people killing it have names and addresses. So I got their names and addresses so I could pay them a little visit. Have a heart-to-heart chat about their bad behavior."

The defense began opening statements by asserting that DePape was motivated by conspiracy theories.

Defense attorney Jodi Linker conceded that DePape assaulted Pelosi. However, she argued that her client believed "with every ounce of his being" that he was taking necessary actions to stop government corruption and to prevent the abuse of children by politicians and actors.

"This is not a ‘whodunit.’ But what the government fails to acknowledge is the ‘whydunit,’ and the why matters in this case,” Linker told the court.

"These beliefs matter because both charges require that the government prove that Mr. DePape acted because of her performance of her official duties as a member of Congress," she said.

"At the end of this trial, you will know that the reason he acted had nothing to do with Nancy Pelosi [and her] official duties as a member of Congress," Linker declared. "The reason, the why of all of this, had everything to do with the ruling class engaged in corruption. The media spreading lies and protecting children. [DePape] went to the Pelosi home to effectuate his plan, as bizarre, misguided, and unthoughtful as it was."

Last December, DePape pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official with intent to retaliate against the official for performance of their duties.

The defense contended that DePape went to the congresswoman's home to have a discussion about wealth, power, corruption, and the preservation of truth. The defense attorneys said their client had no intention to kidnap or harm anyone.

However, at the time of the assault, DePape reportedly possessed a hammer, a sledgehammer, zip ties, duct tape, and gloves.

San Francisco Police Acting Lt. O’Connor – who helped process the crime scene – testified on Thursday that she collected a sleeping bag and two backpacks from the patio outside the house. Inside the backpacks were cash, a Canadian passport, a Canadian birth certificate, men’s clothes, a video game console, and two inflatable, multicolor unicorn costumes, according to O'Connor.

DePape, 43, is a Canadian citizen who moved to the United States more than 20 years ago after falling in love with Taub – a San Francisco pro-nudist activist.

Paul Pelosi is expected to testify next week.

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David DePape confesses to hammer attack in interrogation audio, issues chilling new statement: 'So sorry I didn’t get more of them'



David DePape issued a new chilling statement regarding the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi. DePape called a San Francisco news outlet to give what he described as an "important message for everyone in America."

DePape called KTVU reporter Amber Lee from San Francisco County Jail on Friday to deliver a bizarre statement about the October attack on the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

"I have an important message for everyone in America: you’re welcome," DePape said on the phone call lasting more than five minutes.

"Freedom and liberty isn't dying, it's being killed systematically and deliberately," DePape said. "The people killing it have names and addresses. So I got their names and addresses so I could pay them a little visit. Have a heart-to-heart chat about their bad behavior."

DePape does not issue an apology to the 82-year-old Pelosi – who needed emergency surgery for a fractured skull from the hammer attack. Instead, DePape stated, "I want to apologize to everyone. I messed up. What I did was really bad. I'm so sorry I didn't get more of them. It's my own fault. No one else is to blame. I should have come better prepared."

DePape was upset that his website was shut down, but was attempting to set up a new website that was "out of the reach of tyrannical global fascists and their internet censors."

The suspect allegedly would not allow questions because it could jeopardize his case.

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DePape in bizarre phone call to KTVU says he should have been 'more prepared': Full report www.youtube.com

On the same day DePape issued his statement, the police bodycam video of the violent hammer attack was released to the public.

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ordered the San Francisco District Attorney's Office to also release investigative material related to the case. Included was the audio of the police interrogation of DePape conducted shortly after his arrest last year.

When asked if he knew why he was arrested, DePape responded, "Absolutely."

DePape claimed that Democrats went on a "record-breaking crime spree."

"They go from one crime to another crime to another crime, and it’s like the whole f***ing four years until they were finally able to steal the election,” DePape said of the 2020 election of Joe Biden over former President Donald Trump.

DePape revealed why he targeted Nancy Pelosi, "Day in and day out, the person that was on the TV lying every day was Pelosi."

DePape told police that Pelosi hadn't done anything to him "specifically," but rather "to the American public honestly." He added, "She was the leader of the pack."

He admitted that he planned on taking Pelosi "hostage," and would let her go if she "told the truth."

"If she told the truth I’d let her go scot-free," DePape said. "If she f***ing lied, I was going to break her kneecaps."

However, he said Pelosi would lie "without a doubt."

He added that "it originates" with former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

DePape said Paul Pelosi didn't hear him smashing the glass door at his home. He found Pelosi in bed. He asked where Nancy Pelosi was. After Paul told him that his wife was in Washington, D.C., DePape decided to wait until Pelosi returned home.

DePape asked Pelosi if he would consent to him tying him up.

He told police, "I'm like, 'Honestly, can I tie you up? I just want to f***ing go to sleep.'"

The suspect explained that he knew that Paul Pelosi was on a phone calling 911, and Pelosi was "pushing me into a corner where I have to do something."

DePape knew police would come to the Pacific Heights home after the 911 call, but he couldn't retreat because he was inspired by the "founding fathers."

"They fought the British. They fought the tyranny, they didn’t just f***ing surrender to it. When I left my house I went to fight tyranny, I did not leave to go surrender," DePape said.

DePape confessed to attacking Pelosi with a hammer during the police interrogation.

"I think he grabs the hammer so that I don’t hit him in retaliation (for the police showing up)," DePape admitted to police. "He thinks that I’ll just surrender. I didn’t come there to surrender. And I told (Paul Pelosi) that I will go through him."

He continued, "So I basically yanked it away from him and hit him. I’m there for the fight. If you stop me from going after evil you will take the punishment instead."

When asked if he regrets his actions, DePape responded, "No, it needed to be done."

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Confession tape: DePape confesses and explains why he targeted Pelosi www.youtube.com

Glenn breaks down bodycam footage of Paul Pelosi attack



The bodycam footage of the attack on Paul Pelosi was finally released — over two months after the altercation occurred. But first, on today's Friday Exclusive, Glenn flashes back to the original, now-deleted, NBC News report that left us with more questions than answers. Then, he breaks down the recently released bodycam footage that some of America's most powerful seemingly tried to keep from going public. Finally, Glenn asks, "Why was this footage not immediately released when it could have cleared up all the confusion and controversies?" The lack of credibility and trust throughout society is getting out of control, and the delayed release of this footage may make it all worse.


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Graphic bodycam video shows suspect violently swing hammer at Paul Pelosi after police arrive



The video from last year's hammer attack on Paul Pelosi was released to the public on Friday. The police bodycam video shows the husband of Nancy Pelosi in his San Francisco home being brutally attacked by a man with a hammer.

Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked with a hammer in the early hours of Oct. 28.

Suspect David DePape reportedly broke into the Pelosi home in the affluent neighborhood of Pacific Heights. He allegedly asked, "Where's Nancy? Where's Nancy?" At the time, the former speaker of the House was in Washington, D.C.

DePape purportedly detained Paul Pelosi. However, Pelosi was reportedly able to go to the bathroom, where his phone was charging, and he called 911.

Police dispatcher Heather Grives allegedly informed police officers that the reporting person of the incident at the Pelosi residence told her, "There is a male in the home and that he is going to wait for his wife. However, he stated that he doesn't know who the male is but that his name is 'David 'and that he is a friend."

At 2:27 a.m., police reportedly arrived at the Pelosi home for a "priority well-being check."

The newly-released police bodycam footage shows two officers approach the Pelosi residence. An officer knocks on the front door. A few seconds later, the door opens. DePape and Pelosi are holding a hammer.

Pelosi, dressed in a button-down shirt and underwear, warmly greeted the officers, "Hey guys. How are ya?"

A police officer asked, "What's going on man?"

DePape responded, "Everything's good."

Pelosi was seemingly smiling. He appeared to be holding a beverage in his left hand.

The officer instructed DePape to "drop the hammer," but he replied, "Nope."

Pelosi and DePape can be seen struggling over the hammer, then the suspect wrestled it away. Pelosi attempted to flee to another room, but the suspect lunged and violently swung the hammer at Pelosi.

Police officers jumped into action and a struggle ensued. The shaky video shows all of the men on the floor of the home.

Police attempted to detain the suspect while Pelosi was motionless on the ground.

As an officer was attempting to handcuff DePape, the cop shouted, "Give me your f***ing hand!"

Pelosi can be heard moaning in pain in the background.

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\u201c#EXCLUSIVE\nJust released police body camera video shows moments David DePape attacked Paul Pelosi at his# San Francisco home\n\nWARNING: VIDEO IS GRAPHIC\n\n#PaulPelosi #BREAKING\n@Nbcbayarea\u201d
— Bigad Shaban (@Bigad Shaban) 1674839232

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Stephen M. Murphy ordered the San Francisco District Attorney's Office to release police body camera video, audio from police interviews with alleged attacker David DePape, 911 calls, home surveillance video, and other investigative material.

A coalition of news organizations requested the materials be released in the name of transparency. DePape's lawyers argued that the release of the materials would "irreparably damage" his right to a fair trial.

DePape, 42, lived in a school bus in Berkeley, according to the New York Post. The bus sits in the yard of the home of his ex-lover – San Francisco pro-nudist activist Gypsy Taub. DePape was allegedly a hemp jewelry maker who grew up in British Columbia, Canada.

DePape was hit with state charges of attempted murder, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, and threats against a public official and their family. The Department

Federal prosecutors charged DePape with attempted kidnapping and assault with intent to retaliate against a federal official by threatening or injuring a family member.

DePape has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

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Nancy Pelosi ordered priests to perform exorcism at her home after husband's hammer attack, daughter reveals



Nancy Pelosi summoned priests to perform an exorcism at her home following the alleged hammer attack on her husband, according to the daughter of the former House speaker.

Alexandra Pelosi, the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, recently revealed a devilish detail about how her family reacted to the reported hammer attack on Paul Pelosi in October. The diabolical revelation was made during a New York Times interview that was published on Saturday.

New York Times opinion columnist Maureen Dowd went to lunch with Nancy Pelosi at the swanky Four Seasons. Dowd went out of her way to highlight that Pelosi was dressed in a hot-pink pantsuit with matching 4-inch Jimmy Choo stilettos as she ate a truffle-butter roll and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts.

Discussing the alleged attack on her husband, Pelosi said it was unimaginable having her home turned into "a crime scene."

Alexandra Pelosi revealed how the reported attack deeply affected her mother.

"I think that weighed really heavy on her soul. I think she felt really guilty," Alexandra told Dowd. "I think that really broke her."

Pelosi's daughter said, "Over Thanksgiving, she had priests coming, trying to have an exorcism of the house and having prayer services."

Nancy Pelosi was especially upset that there were various conspiracy theories swirling about the bizarre events of Oct. 28, 2022, when Berkeley nudist David DePape reportedly broke into Pelosi's San Francisco home and hit Paul Pelosi with a hammer despite police officers standing only a few feet away.

"The fact that they were after me and then they hit him," Pelosi told Dowd. "This has been tough."

Pelosi said it will be about three or four more months before her husband is "really back to normal.”

Alexandra added, "It's a miracle that this kind of thing never happened sooner. We were always worried. It’s like your worst fear coming to life."

DePape has been hit with six state charges attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment, threatening the family member of a public official, and elder abuse. He also faces federal charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. DePape had pleaded not guilty to all of the state and federal charges.

DePape waived his right to a speedy trial. He is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 23, 2023, to set a date for his trial.

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Paul Pelosi answered door when police arrived, then walked back toward his assailant and away from officers, didn't tell cops he was in danger: NBC News



NBC News reported new details about the moments when police officers arrived at the home of Paul and Nancy Pelosi. Strangely, Paul Pelosi answered the door, but did not inform officers that he was in danger, according to a new report. Instead of retreating to police officers, Pelosi reportedly walked back to the alleged home invader – who was wielding a hammer.

David DePape, 42, is accused of breaking into the San Francisco home and attacking Pelosi with a hammer.

During the home invasion, Pelosi was reportedly able to go to the bathroom – where his cell phone was charging – and call 911.

"Uh, he thinks everything's good. Uh, I've got a problem, but he thinks everything's good," Pelosi told the 911 dispatcher – who suggested that he call back "if he changed his mind."

Pelosi responded, "No, no, no, this gentleman just, uh, came into the house, uh, and he wants to wait for my wife to come home."

"He's telling me I'm being very lazy, so I've got to stop talking to you," Pelosi said to the dispatcher. "No, he wants me to get the hell off the phone."

Court documents said DePape "threatened to tie up Mr. Pelosi about 10 times."

Police responded to a "high-priority call" and arrived at the home at 2:27 a.m. last Friday.

NBC News reported, "Officers were unaware that it was the home of the House speaker."

Police purportedly performed a "knock and announce." Pelosi opened the door for the officers.

"The 82-year-old did not immediately declare an emergency or try to leave his home," according to NBC News. "But instead, he began walking several feet back into the foyer, toward the assailant and away from police."

The sources noted that police did not know if Pelosi was already injured or what his mental state was.

An officer asked the two men what was going on in the home.

According to court documents, DePape smiled and said, "Everything's good."

Seconds later, a struggle ensued, and then DePape hit Pelosi in the head with the hammer, according to police. Cops quickly tackled DePape.

Pelosi was reportedly lying in a puddle of his own blood after the hammer attack. He was unconscious for about three minutes, according to court documents.

Pelosi was rushed to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and was diagnosed with a fractured skull. Pelosi was released from the hospital on Thursday, six days after the attack.

Authorities say Pelosi and DePape were alone inside the San Francisco home for 30 minutes before police arrived. Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, D.C., at the time of the attack.

Court documents stated that there were Ring security cameras "everywhere" at the Pelosi home in Pacific Heights.

The break-in was allegedly captured by video cameras that are usually monitored by Capitol Police, but officers were not watching the live feed at the time of the home invasion of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

The Washington Post reported, "The officer in D.C. quickly pulled up additional camera angles from around Pelosi’s home and began to backtrack, watching recordings from the minutes before San Francisco police arrived. There, on camera, was a man with a hammer, breaking a glass panel and entering the speaker’s home, according to three people familiar with how Capitol Police learned of the break-in and who have been briefed on or viewed the video themselves."

On Wednesday, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said access to some of the evidence, like police bodycam video and Pelosi's 911 call, would not be released to the public, but instead would be "limited" to family members.

"That meeting is happening today, so limited members are able to view that footage so that they can have certain questions in their mind answered. But it’s a very limited number of family members, and that should be going on as we speak," Jenkins told CNN.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked Jenkins if it is in the "public's interest" to release evidence in the case to the public.

Jenkins responded, "For us, revealing that evidence through the media is just not what we think is appropriate. We want to make sure that this individual is held accountable for these egregious acts. For us, we’re going to make sure that we limit the evidence as much as possible in order to get that done," she added.

DePape was charged by the state with attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, and threats to a public official and her family.

According to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of California, DePape is also facing federal charges, with one count of assault of an immediate family member of a United States official with the intent to retaliate against the official on account of the performance of official duties, which has a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. He is charged with one count of attempted kidnapping of a United States official on account of the performance of official duties, which has a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

DePape pleaded not guilty to the state charges. He is being held without bail.

\u201cEXCLUSIVE: New details emerge about the attack on Paul Pelosi. @Miguelnbc shares what happened once police arrived.\u201d
— TODAY (@TODAY) 1667560575

Paul Pelosi called hammer attacker a 'friend' in bizarre dispatch audio, suspect reportedly let Pelosi use the bathroom during home invasion and he called 911



Paul Pelosi – the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi – was reportedly attacked by a man with a hammer at the couple's home in San Francisco. Update provides new details about the bizarre home invasion and attack have surfaced.

An intruder breaks into Nancy Pelosi's house

Early Friday morning, David DePape reportedly was able to break into the home of Nancy Pelosi – the third person in line for the presidency.

ABC News reported, "Depape allegedly entered the house through a sliding glass door, law enforcement sources familiar with the matter told ABC News."

However, aerial footage above the alleged crime scene shows shattered glass near the handle of a swinging door. The video shows two swinging doors open at the home in the exclusive Pacific Heights neighborhood.

\u201c#BREAKING UPDATE: Aerial footage shows a broken window or glass door at Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home, where her husband was attacked with a hammer by an intruder. https://t.co/TfIDXXExzU\u201d
— NBC Bay Area (@NBC Bay Area) 1666974092

The alleged intruder confronted Paul Pelosi and is said to have asked, "Where is Nancy?"

House Speaker Pelosi was not in San Francisco at the time of the break-in, she was in Washington, D.C.

CNN reported, "The man who assaulted Paul Pelosi tried to tie him up 'until Nancy got home,' according to two sources familiar with the situation."

Pelosi was allegedly able to distance himself from the home invader by telling him that he needed to use the bathroom. The suspect reportedly allowed Pelosi to use the bathroom during the home invasion. Pelosi then called 911.

Politico reported, "Paul Pelosi was able to dial 911 himself after telling the intruder he had to go use the bathroom and then calling from there, where his phone had been charging, according to a person familiar with the situation."

The Independent reported, "The operator heard Mr. Pelosi asking: 'What’s going on? Why are you here? What are you doing to me?'"

However, the police dispatcher reportedly informed police officers that the reporting person of the incident at the Pelosi residence told them, "There is a male in the home and that he is going to wait for his wife. However, he stated that he doesn't know who the male is but that his name is 'David 'and that he is a friend."

In the audio, the dispatcher noted that the reporting person – Paul Pelosi – "sounded somewhat confused."

\u201cPolice dispatch to Paul Pelosi home: \n\n"RP (reporting person) stated there's a male in the home and that he's going to wait for his wife. RP stated that he doesn't know who the male is but he advised that his name is David and that he is a friend.\u201d\n\u201d
— Greg Price (@Greg Price) 1667001301

Police witness hammer attack on Paul Pelosi

At 2:27 a.m., police officers arrived at the Pelosi home for "priority well-being check," according to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott.

Responding officers knocked on the front door of the house, and it was "opened by someone inside," according to Scott.

Officers "observed Mr. Pelosi and Mr. Depape each with one hand on a single hammer."

“The suspect pulled the hammer away from Mr. Pelosi and violently assaulted him with it,” Scott said. “Our officers immediately tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested emergency backup and rendered medical aid.”

The 82-year-old Pelosi was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where he successfully underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and "serious injuries to right arm and hands."

Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill said on Friday evening, "His doctors expect a full recovery."

DePape remained in the hospital as of Friday evening, according to Scott.

Who is David DePape?

DePape is reportedly a hemp jewelry maker and a former nudist from British Columbia, Canada.

The latest voting records from years ago show DePape as a Green Party supporter.

A website alleged to have been created by DePape questioned the 2020 election results, mentioned "global elite ruling class," censorship, aliens, antigovernmental sentiments, and anti-Semitism. The website features videos from YouTuber Jimmy Dore – a progressive commentator and supporter of Bernie Sanders.

DePape does not mention Nancy Pelosi at all on his alleged website.

DePape, 42, lived in a school bus in Berkeley, according to the New York Post. The bus sits in the yard of the home of his ex-lover – San Francisco pro-nudist activist Gypsy Taub. The former couple allegedly share three children.

There is an LGBTQ pride flag featuring marijuana plants in the yard and the house has a sign that reads: "Berkeley Stands UNITED Against Hate." The bus has a sign that reads: "You are beautiful."

\u201cPaul Pelosi attacker David DePape lived in a school bus https://t.co/g1jh9voJ20\u201d
— New York Post (@New York Post) 1667053647

San Francisco DA proclaims suspect will be "held accountable"

Authorities are still determining a motive for the attack.

Scott said on Friday, "This was not a random act. This was intentional."

“It’s wrong. Our elected officials are here to do the business of their cities, their counties, their states and this nation," he added. "Their families don’t sign up for this to be harmed and it is wrong.”

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins tweeted Friday evening, "We are coordinating closely with federal and local law enforcement partners on this investigation. We will bring forward multiple felony charges on Monday and expect DePape to be arraigned on Tuesday. DePape will be held accountable for his heinous crimes."

Hammer-wielding shoplifter bashes head of 70-year-old laundromat worker who tries to stop theft. Crook apparently needed some free bleach.



Surveillance video caught the moments a shoplifter repeatedly used a hammer to hit the head of a 70-year-old Brooklyn laundromat worker who attempted to stop the early-morning theft last week.

What are the details?

The suspect entered the Aqua Wash laundromat on East 98th Street near Livonia Avenue in the New York City borough's Brownsville neighborhood just before 5 a.m. Thursday, police told the New York Post.

Video released late Tuesday shows the suspect heading to the back of the store where police said he grabbed some items — among them apparently a few bottles of bleach — without paying for them, the paper said.

Then the laundromat worker tried to stop the theft, grabbing the suspect and holding on to him even after the suspect grabbed a hammer — which belonged to the store — and repeatedly bashed the worker in the head with it.

The Post said the suspect hit the laundromat worker about four times in the head, dragging the elderly man across the floor before they both fell down.

Video shows the suspect dropped items he was attempting to steal, but he apparently took off with the hammer.

What happened to the worker?

The paper said emergency services treated the laundromat worker at the scene for cuts on his head.

Police are still looking for the suspect who was last seen wearing a light green shirt, dark red shorts, and a yellow cap, the Post said.

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How are folks reacting?

Twitter commenters reacted rather pointedly and sarcastically to the news of the violent attack:

  • "We need common-sense hammer control," one commenter quipped. "3-day waiting period to buy hammers."
  • "Just gonna say it," another user wrote. "If you don't own the place (and even maybe if), just let them walk away. Obviously these thugs don't care if you're elderly."
  • "As New Yorkers, we all know bleach prices are exorbitant, especially at bodegas where it's $7," another commenter observed. "That prospective carpenter isn't in the wrong; circumstances forced his hand. We're all entitled to bleach; it should be free."
  • "This is normal; nothing to see here," another user chirped. "Let’s fix the climate instead."