Gunfire was reported at Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign office in Arizona, according to police, occurring just over a week after a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.
Damage from multiple bullets, fired after midnight on Monday, was found at the Democratic National Committee campaign office located near Southern Avenue and Priest Drive in Tempe, as stated by the Tempe Police Department.
Sgt. Ryan Cook, a public information officer, noted that “No one was inside the office during the overnight hours, but this raises concerns about the safety of those who work in that building, as well as those nearby.”
Detectives are currently examining evidence from the scene, and authorities have implemented additional security measures for staff and nearby individuals.
When staff members arrived at the office on Monday, they reported that gunshots had been fired through the front windows.
This marks the second instance of reported criminal damage at the office within two weeks. Earlier, on September 16, the front windows were damaged by what appeared to be a BB gun or pellet gun.
No arrests have been made in connection with either incident, and authorities are exploring all potential motives.
This shooting follows a second attempt on Trump’s life on September 15 at his West Palm Beach golf course. The suspected gunman, 58-year-old Ryan Routh from Hawaii, was spotted by a Secret Service agent when the muzzle of his semiautomatic rifle was seen protruding from bushes near the sixth hole. The agent fired upon Routh before he could shoot, leading Routh to drop his rifle and flee in an SUV. He was arrested 40 minutes later.
Harris is set to visit Arizona for a campaign event on Friday, marking her second trip to the crucial swing state since her nomination at the Democratic National Convention in August. However, her campaign has not disclosed which city she will be visiting.
Polls indicate that Harris and Trump are nearly tied in Arizona, with just six weeks remaining until Election Day. Trump won Arizona in 2016 against Hillary Clinton, but President Biden flipped the state blue in 2020, winning by a narrow margin of fewer than 11,000 votes—the smallest margin of any state that year, according to reports.
