SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities say the windows of a county Republican Party office in Florida were shot at over the weekend.
Capt. Mark Cheatham of the South Daytona Police Department says four shots were fired at the office of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County.
Tony Ledbetter, the county GOP chair, said the shooting happened sometime from when staffers left the office Sunday afternoon and returned Monday morning.
Nobody was inside when the shooting took place.
Cheatham says the shooting is being investigated as vandalism until detectives establish a motive.
Ledbetter says it appeared to be by a drive-by-shooter. A window was shot out and another had a bullet hole in it.
The office is located in a strip mall in South Daytona, not far from Daytona Beach on Florida's Atlantic Coast.
The League of Women Voters later released this statement:
News of early morning vandalism by gunfire at the Volusia County Republican Party Headquarters has occurred as Americans everywhere are reeling from last week’s threats to Democratic officials, media, and Saturday’s horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. To begin the week — any week — with gun violence of any kind is unacceptable. In this case, the GOP office in South Daytona was the apparent target.
The League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence condemn all forms of domestic terrorism. The hatred that is consuming our state and country helps no one and hurts us all. We call on all Floridians to join us in our condemnation of these acts and commit to a renewed effort to maintain the peace of our communities. Lives are counting on it.
No one was hurt. At least 4 bullets went through the windows pic.twitter.com/34a6MEthJR
— Mike Springer WFTV (@mspringerwftv) October 29, 2018