The agency of Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake was put connected lockdown Tuesday aft a run staffer opened a package pinch a "suspicious" substance.
A run spokesperson told Fox News Digital that an intern astatine nan campaign's Phoenix agency opened an letter cover pinch a suspicious constituent and a statement that said, "caution anthrax."
The agency of Kari Lake successful Phoenix, Arizona. (Kari Lake run provided)
CONTENTIOUS EXCHANGES OVER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION FRONT AND CENTER IN ARIZONA SENATE DEBATE
The run called authorities, prompting a consequence from aggregate rule enforcement agencies and a hazmat team.
Officers and firefighters cleared nan building and sent successful a squad to analyse nan substance.
Authorities are testing nan suspicious substance. (Kari Lake run provided)
The Phoenix Police Department said nan constituent was tested and deemed "non-hazardous."
"There were nary contiguous threats to nan organization and nan occupants of nan building will beryllium allowed entree shortly. Investigators person been assigned," Phoenix constabulary told Fox News Digital successful a statement.
Authorities connected segment aft an letter cover pinch a "suspicious" constituent was recovered astatine nan agency of Kari Lake. (Kari Lake run provided)
"The extremist left, pinch thief from nan mainstream media, has escalated its attacks against maine from baseless smears and ineligible harassment to beingness threats. Today, my agency received a suspicious envelope, perchance containing anthrax — an effort to intimidate and soundlessness me," Lake said successful a statement. "This isn't conscionable astir me; it’s an onslaught connected our movement. I won’t beryllium intimidated, and those responsible must beryllium brought to justice. The clip to merge against these dangerous, un-American strategies is now."
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
A hazmat squad arrives connected segment astatine Kari Lake's office. (Kari Lake run provided)
Lake's Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego wrote connected X: "I condemn immoderate enactment of unit of threats against Kari Lake, her office, aliases different nationalist officials."
"My thoughts are pinch nan staffer involved, and I'm grateful for nan swift consequence by @PhoenixPolice, @PHXFire, and nan hazmat team," he said. "I dream everything is resolved safely and quickly."
Bradford Betz is simply a Fox News Digital breaking newsman covering crime, political issues, and overmuch more.