OK, gents. I'm hoping that
this will be an example of how topics like this should be treated.
The Hickory Police Department says someone fired a shot into a home owned by the parents of Pat Harrigan, the Republican nominee for North Carolina’s 14th Congressional District. Harrigan’s children were in the home at the time of the shooting, according to his campaign. The shooting was reported to police Oct. 19. No arrests have been made. No one was injured. The investigation is ongoing, said Kristen Hart, a spokeswoman for the Hickory Police Department.
Here's what we know:
- a bullet was fired and a window now has a hole in it.
- the widow is part of a house.
- the house belongs to the parents of a NC Repub congressional candidate.
- no one was injured
- the bullet struck the window allegedly at the same time that the candidate's kids were at the home.
- A separate report states that the FBI is doing ballistic tests on the bullet.
- the police are still investigating.
Here's what I did not say:
- This is a tit-for-tat attack on the family of a Republican in response to the Pelosi attack. To say this would be unfounded speculation.
- I didn't include blanket condemnations of Democrats in the post.
- I didn't allege that the perp was in any way associated with the left or with Democrats.
I also didn't allege that the Republican candidate may have fired the bullet himself in an effort to claim a "false flag" attack.
I have no idea if the Repub candidate is considered a MAGA Republican.
I have no idea if the shooter has political leanings or was attempting to make a political statement, or even knows what "politics" are.
I have no idea if this is an "attack" or just some asshole shooting a gun that they have no idea how to aim or use safely.
I am willing to wait for the police / FBI investigation to unfold before drawing any conclusions.
Yes, the candidate is making statements that attempt to turn this occurrence into a political advantage by suggesting it's an act of political violence. I find that statement very ill-advised in absence of supporting facts.