Shots Fires at Arizona DNC Campaign Office for 3rd Time

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Police in Tempe, Arizona, are calling on the general public to help them locate the suspect or suspects responsible for firing shots at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) campaign building multiple times in recent weeks.

The DNC building has been shot at three times since Sept. 16 with what appears to be gunfire, Tempe police said in a statement.

The first incident took place on Sept. 16 at 12.09 a.m., followed by a second shooting on Sept. 23 at 12.35 a.m.

Then, on Oct. 6 at 12.21 a.m., the campaign office—which was once home to a barber shop and is located near a daycare and a fitness center—was shot at again.

No one was inside the building during any of the times the alleged gunfire struck, according to police, and no injuries have been reported in any of the shootings.

A window in the building sustained some damage during the latest shooting incident, police said. A photo shared alongside the statement shows some of the damage.

Tempe police have not named a motive for the shootings.

The latest police statement includes CCTV footage of a vehicle that law enforcement officials believe belongs to the suspect responsible for the shootings. It is a 2008-2013 silver Toyota Highlander with a sunroof, roof rack, and five-spoke rims.

The Tempe location is one of 18 of Vice President Kamala Harris’s field offices in Arizona.

Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, is set to host a campaign rally in Phoenix on Oct. 10 as early in-person voting is underway.

Campaign Season Marred by Political Violence

Her rival, former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, will also hold one on Oct. 13 in Prescott Valley, a Republican stronghold about 90 miles (144 kilometers) north of Phoenix.

The shootings at the DNC building come as political violence has marred this year’s presidential campaign season, with Trump targeted by two assassination attempts, including one at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July that killed one man and wounded two other rallygoers as well as the former president.

Meanwhile, multiple “suspicious” packages have been delivered to election officials in more than a dozen states in recent months, prompting multiple investigations and evacuations.

Secretaries of state and election offices in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Tennessee, Wyoming, and Oklahoma are among those to also receive such packages.

There have so far been no reports of injuries relating to the suspicious packages, and none of the packages contained hazardous material.

Acknowledging the increasing threats, Congress last week voted unanimously to pass a bill requiring the U.S. Secret Service to use the same standards when assigning agents to major presidential candidates as they do presidents and vice presidents.

Police Seeking Public’s Help

Tempe police are seeking the public’s help in identifying who may be behind the shooting incidents on the DNC building. They are asking members of the public with information to call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish-speaking.

Members of the public can also leave anonymous tips online by clicking here.

Silent Witness is offering a $1,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest or indictment of the suspect or suspects involved in the shooting incidents.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.