Benjamin R Thorp
Tippecanoe County officials say they are preparing for protests but stress they have no expectation of trouble following violent demonstrations by pro-Trump extremists last week at the U.S. Capitol.
The fears of national protests spilling over into the local community are not unwarranted. Last week, the Democratic party headquarters in Lafayette were shot into. Local police are still investigating the incident but said they believe it took place late Wednesday night - which would have coincided with the events at the U.S. Capitol.
The Indiana Democratic Party was quick to draw the connection - saying it was “not a coincidence” that the shooting occurred at the same time as the protests.
Shots Fired At Tippecanoe County Democratic Party Headquarters
The Lafayette police department got the call that shots had been fired into the headquarters around 4 O clock Thursday afternoon. They think it happened sometime Wednesday night.
Posted: Jan 7, 2021 11:58 PM
Updated: Jan 7, 2021 11:58 PM
Posted By: Meredith Hackler
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI)-The Tippecanoe County Democratic Headquarters is now riddled with bullet holes. The Lafayette Police department says there were around 6 bullets found at the scene. Heather Maddox is the Chair Woman for the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party and has been involved with politics for around 20 years. She says she never thought the violence that happened in Washington D.C. would come to our community.
No one was inside the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party headquarters when the shots were fired
Published January 8, 2021 •
Updated on January 8, 2021 at 12:18 pm
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Someone fired at least six gunshots into a western Indiana county s Democratic Party headquarters within hours of the storming of the U.S. Capitol building by supporters of President Donald Trump, a party official said.
No one was inside the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party s headquarters in Lafayette when the shots were fired sometime after the start of Wednesday afternoon s insurrection in the nation s capital and before people arrived back at the building Thursday morning, according to a party official and the police department, which is investigating. Six bullets were found at the scene.
Investigation Underway Into Shots Fired Into Tippecanoe County Democratic Party Building
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The Lafayette Police Department is investigating shots fired into the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party headquarters they say took place sometime overnight Wednesday.
The vandalism at the county Democratic party headquarters appears to have coincided with pro-Trump extremists convergence on the U.S. Capitol, and the Indiana Democratic Party sees a link between the two.
The building’s front door was boarded up Thursday night. Police say they received a report at 4 p.m. Thursday and don’t have many details to release yet.
Heather Maddox, Chair of the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party, said her landlord told her that eight bullets were fired into the building.