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bullet holes from gunfire

the tempe police in arizona, usa, revealed that the democratic national committee's campaign office was found damaged by suspected gunfire late at night on september 23rd. the police responded to the call from the staff and observed bullet holes suspected to be caused by gunfire through the front window of the office. the office is shared by the arizona democratic party, harris' campaign team, and the congressional campaign team. mcenany, the head of the arizona democratic party's campaign office, confirmed: "our campaign office in tempe was shot several times at night."

"this incident occurred overnight and no one in the office was injured, but it raises concerns for the safety of those working in and around the building," ryan cook, public information officer for the city of tempe, said in a statement.

tempe police said the suspected shooting was the second crime at the office in recent weeks, after the front window was struck by what appeared to be a bb gun at midnight on sept. 16.

▲tempe police cordoned off the scene

"it is extremely sad that the offices of the arizona democratic party have been the target of an act of violence, and it is not in the nature of who we are as arizonans or americans," arizona democratic party chairwoman yolanda said in a statement. she added: "we are working with law enforcement to ensure this threat is taken seriously and that our staff is kept safe while doing their jobs."

▲harris

tempe is the core battleground of the democratic party in arizona. in 2020, biden won only more than 10,000 votes in the state, with a very slim advantage. tempe is the home of arizona state university, and most of the 57,000 college students here are more inclined to the democratic party's environmental protection and immigration policy positions. this office in tempe is also the main site for coordinating harris' campaign activities in arizona. harris visited tempe in august this year and was welcomed by local people at the rally.

it is reported that harris is likely to visit the border areas of california or arizona in the near future and talk about immigration issues at a rally, but the harris campaign has not confirmed this trip.

red star news reporter zheng zhi

editor pan li responsible editor wei kongming