Arizona State Police confirmed Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris' Tempe campaign office was hit by gunfire.
“We can confirm that on Sept. 23 and 24, damage believed to have been caused by gunfire was discovered at the Democratic National Convention offices,” Tempe police said. said NBC News on Tuesday.
Spokesman Sergeant Ryan Cook confirmed no one was injured and that the shooting took place overnight.
“While no one was inside the office overnight, this incident raises concerns for the safety of those in the building and nearby,” Cook said.
Tempe police received a call from a worker on Monday. Appeared According to NBC News, the incident occurred when “gunshots were fired from the front window of an office shared by staff members of the Arizona Democratic Party.”
The shooting marked the second time in just two weeks that a campaign office has suffered vandalism, the first being a shooting on September 16 involving a “BB or pellet gun.”
“Tempe police say this shooting is the second incident of vandalism at the office in recent weeks, when the front window of the office was shot with what appears to be a BB gun or pellet gun just after midnight on Sept. 16.” attention NBC News.
The shooting comes after two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump and has raised security concerns. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both condemned all forms of political violence and called on Americans to “remain calm.”
“As the facts emerge, let me be clear: I condemn political violence. We must all play our part to prevent this from leading to further violence,” Harris said in a statement after the second assassination attempt on Trump in September.
“I am grateful that former President Trump is safe and I commend the United States Secret Service and our law enforcement partners for their vigilance. As President Biden has said, my administration will ensure the Secret Service has all the resources, capabilities and safeguards it needs to carry out its important mission,” Harris added.
