Kari Lake’s marketing campaign headquarters receives ‘suspicious’ mail containing white powder

CNN  — 

An envelope containing “suspicious white powder” was acquired Saturday on the marketing campaign headquarters of the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona.

A staffer at Kari Lake’s marketing campaign headquarters in Phoenix opened an envelope that contained white energy, a marketing campaign spokesman informed CNN.

“It was one among two envelopes that have been confiscated by regulation enforcement and despatched to professionals at Quantico for examination, and we’re awaiting particulars,” marketing campaign spokesman Colton Duncan informed CNN through textual content message. “The employees member is at the moment beneath medical supervision.”

Phoenix police informed CNN in an e-mail they responded to a “property name” by fortieth Avenue and Camelback Street.

“When officers arrived, they discovered there have been suspicious gadgets situated contained in the mail. Further assets responded to gather the gadgets and safe the world,” Sgt. Phil Krynsky informed CNN. “There have been no stories of damage and the investigation stays lively.”

CNN has reached out to the FBI’s Phoenix workplace for extra data.

Lake’s workforce stated it was taking the “risk extremely significantly” and thanked the authorities for trying into the incident.

“Within the meantime, know that our resolve has by no means been greater, and we can’t be intimidated. We proceed to push full pace forward to win this election on Tuesday,” Duncan stated.

Arizona has been a scorching mattress of extremist anger and threats in opposition to political and election officers. These threats have been levelled in opposition to each Democratic and Republican leaders.

Lake’s Democratic opponent, present Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, condemned the habits directed at her opponent and her employees.

“The reported incident at Kari Lake’s marketing campaign workplace is extremely regarding and I’m grateful that she and her employees weren’t harmed,” Hobbs’ marketing campaign stated. “Political violence, threats, or intimidation don’t have any place in our democracy. I strongly condemn this threatening habits directed at Lake and her employees.”

Hobbs’ campaign office was broken into late final month. A suspect has been arrested in that case.