TWO staff members for US Representative Gerry Connolly have been injured after being assaulted by a baseball bat-wielding suspect.
The incident unfolded on Monday at Connolly's district office in Fairfax, Virginia.
The suspect, who has been identified by police as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham, stormed into the office asking for the congressman.
"This morning, an individual entered my District Office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff," the statement read.
The staff members were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
"I have the best team in Congress," Connolly, who has served Virginia’s 11th congressional district since 2009, said.
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"My District Office staff make themselves available to constituents and members of the public every day.
"The thought that someone would take advantage of my staff's accessibility to commit an act of violence is unconscionable and devastating," the Democratic politician added.
Pham was arrested by Fairfax City Police. A motive has yet to be determined.
PAUL PELOSI ATTACKED
The incident comes months after former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was brutally assaulted in their San Francisco residence last October.
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Police said suspect David Depape, who investigators claim was looking for the former House Speaker, allegedly broke into the couple's San Francisco home via a sliding glass door at about 2.30am on October 28, 2022.
Depape allegedly assaulted Paul Pelosi with a hammer after Depaper failed to locate the California congresswoman, who was in Washington, DC, at the time of the break-in.
San Francisco police released bodycam video of the horrifying attack that left Paul, 82, with a skull fracture.
Video of the incident shows Paul, wearing a button-down shirt and boxers, opening the door for police alongside the alleged attacker DePape.
"Everything is good," DePape told cops when they asked what was going on.
Both DePape and Paul are seen with their hands on the hammer when police instruct DePape to drop it.
That's when DePape said "nope" and launched at Paul, hitting him on the head with the hammer.
Paul then fell to the ground, going unconscious, as police tackled DePape, subdued him and then handcuffed him.
A pool of what appears to be blood is seen around Paul's body after the attack.
The 911 call made by Paul before he was physically attacked was also released.
During the three-minute frantic call, Paul is heard trying to portray the danger he is in while DePape is heard in the background interjecting.
“There’s a gentleman here just waiting for my wife to come back, Nancy Pelosi,” Paul told the dispatcher.
He added: “He thinks everything’s good. I’ve got a problem, but he thinks everything’s good.”
Paul added he was with a "friend" but didn't know who he was.
He then told the operator he had to go because his friend really wanted him to get off the phone.
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DePape, 43, was charged with attempted homicide, attempted kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, and burglary.
DePape was reportedly known in Berkeley, California, as a pro-nudity activist who had protested in the nude to demand naked rights.
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