Democrat Party campaign office in Arizona hit by gunfire, days before Kamala Harris visit
Police investigate after bullet holes found in door and windows at campaign office in Phoenix suburb
Police were posted outside a Democratic Party campaign office in a quiet suburban strip mall in the Phoenix area Wednesday after two shootings at the office door and windows over the past week.
Tempe police have yet to identify suspects or a motive, but questions are swirling as party workers worry about their safety.
Political violence already has marred this year’s campaign season, with former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, being targeted by two assassination attempts - one at a campaign rally and the other at a Florida golf course.
Acknowledging repeated threats, the US House voted just last week to require the US Secret Service to use the same standards when assigning agents to major presidential candidates as they do presidents and vice presidents.
Vice-President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will be making a campaign swing through the Southwestern US over the weekend with stops near the Arizona border on Friday and in the swing state of Nevada on Sunday.
Lindsay Bailey was expecting to pick up a Harris yard sign when she and her 17-year-old daughter visited the campaign office in Tempe on Wednesday. The office was empty and its front windows were perforated with bullet holes.
