Shot fired at family home of Hickory House candidate

A recent shooting at the Hickory, North Carolina, residence of GOP congressional candidate Pat Harrigan’s parents and young children caused no injuries but placed “tremendous stress” on the family in the final weeks of his campaign, Harrigan’s mother said Thursday.

Harrigan, a firearms manufacturer and U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, is running against Democratic state Sen. Jeff Jackson for an open U.S. House seat in North Carolina’s new 14th District based in western Charlotte. The left-leaning district emerged from a lengthy redistricting battle during which North Carolina redrew its congressional map to account for the additional seat it was awarded following the 2020 census.

The congressional candidate’s children, ages 3 and 5, were asleep in the bedroom directly above the room where the shooting occurred, Marla Harrigan said. The bullet came from a densely wooded area and did not wake the kids.

She said the two children have been living with their grandparents in Hickory, about 57 miles northwest of Charlotte, for much of the campaign cycle. They have since been relocated out of state “out of an abundance of caution after the shooting,” she said, adding that her son is urging his parents to leave town as well.

“I’m focused on fixing the economy, lowering prices and keeping our streets safe,” Harrigan said in a statement Thursday. “And it’ll take more than a bullet and death threats to knock this Green Beret off that mission.”

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realwesterner
realwesterner
2 years ago

“Local, local, local”…”local is not just where, its who”.

GenEarly
2 years ago

“Left-Leaning” District drawn by 3 State Superior Court Judges in Raleigh, NC. What happened to the State Legislature??? Squishy Quisling Repubs happened along with democRat Bolsheviks of course.
This is so much Worse than the 1860 sElections, and this aftermath will also be much Worse. CYA Comrades.
https://emeralddb3.substack.com/p/joe-biden-the-dark-forces-still-thirst