Pima County Republican Party Headquarters Vandalized: Police

TUCSON, AZ — The Pima County Republican Party announced Thursday that its Tucson headquarters was vandalized overnight.

Photos on the party’s website show shattered glass on the front door of the headquarters, located at 1740 E. Fort Lowell Road.

No one was in the building at the time of the vandalism, officials said.

Tucson police said it appears a rock was thrown through a glass door, leaving a hole but not one large enough for anyone to enter.

Sgt. Richard Gradillas, spokesman for the Tucson Police Department, confirmed to KGUN that it was investigating the incident but that the motive was not yet known.

"We did respond to take a report if vandalism at the location on Ft. Lowell Rd," Gradillas said, according to the outlet. "We do not have anyone in custody and no suspects at this time. A report was taken and cleared as a criminal damage call. No motivation is known at this time."

Newly elected county GOP Party Chairman Shelley Kais said in a statement posted to Facebook that “thugs” vandalized the headquarters and “the people of Tucson will not stand for violence and lawlessness."

Her words were accompanied by a photo of the damage.

The incident comes after hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump breached the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday in an attempt to disrupt the ceremonial counting of the electoral vote that confirmed the November victory of President-elect Joe Biden.

Pipe bombs were also found at the RNC and DNC headquarters Wednesday in D.C., according to Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee. Police also found a cooler filled with Molotov cocktails in a vehicle on Capitol grounds.

The Associated Press contributed to this reporting.