On Tuesday, law enforcement officials reported shots were fired at Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign headquarters in Tempe, Arizona.
Workers at the campaign office coordinated by the Democratic Party called Tempe police on Monday to report finding bullet holes in the front windows of the office.
Police said it was the second shooting in as many weeks, after the front windows were shot with a BB gun or air rifle just after midnight on September 16.
“There was no one inside the office during the overnight hours, but this raises concerns about the safety of those who work in that building, and also those who are in the vicinity,” said Sergeant Ryan Cook, public information officer for the Public Information Division.
Officers are currently investigating all possible motives for the shooting and are analyzing evidence collected so far, Tempe police said.
Arizona police said Tuesday that a shootout had taken place at a Kamala Harris campaign office
Detectives are investigating the shooting as a property crime because no one was in the building at the time.
Police are also taking additional measures to ensure the safety of Democratic employees and the public in the area. For example, footage from local news stations showed two bullet holes in a door and two more in windows of the office.
It is one of only 18 field offices for the Harris campaign in Arizona and is shared by staffers from local Senate and House campaigns. This was reported by NBC News.
“We are grateful to the Tempe Police Department for responding so quickly and we are glad no one was present or injured,” said Sean McEnerney, the Arizona Democratic Party’s campaign coordinator.
Democratic Congressman Greg Stanton also expressed his “gratitude to all the campaign staff, volunteers and campaign workers who work out of this important campaign office.
“It’s nerve-wracking, but with only 42 days left until the end of this election, it won’t stop the important work from getting done,” he said. posted to X.
Staffers reported hearing what appeared to be gunfire through the front windows of the campaign office
Tempe police are still analyzing the evidence collected so far and investigating any possible motive for the attack.
The shooting comes days before the vice president is expected to campaign in the state where the 2019 elections will be held.
She returns to Arizona on Friday for the first time since she held a packed rally in Glendale on Aug. 9, where she laid out her plan to improve border security and create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
Harris is considering a stopover at the southern border during her visit on Friday, two people familiar with her travel schedule told NBC News.
