‘NCIS’ Actress Pauley Perrette Recounts Nearly Fatal Attack

Pauley Perrette says she nearly died Thursday night after she was attacked by a homeless man in Hollywood. 

The “NCIS” actress, famous for her role as Abby Sciuto, tweeted a harrowing account of her attack, writing, “So, tonight was awful, life changing and I’m only grateful to be alive.” In the attached story accompanying her tweet, Perrette talks about how her attacker assaulted her and threatened to kill her. 

“On my street, I was jumped by a VERY psychotic homeless man,” the actress wrote. “He grabbed me so forcefully, pinned my arm, punched me in the nose, forehead repeatedly telling me he was going to kill me. Then he showed me how he was going to kill me.”