Democratic Rep. Cori Bush said in a statement that her car was struck by bullets, but she wasn’t inside it at the time, local news outlet KSDK reported Thursday.
In her statement, the Missouri congresswoman on Thursday, share the details about the incident and thanked those who reached out to her to check on her welfare.
“I’m touched by everyone who has reached out. Thankfully no one was harmed. But any act of gun violence shakes your soul. That’s why our movement is working to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep everyone safe,” Bush wrote on Twitter.
The Congresswoman told KSDK News that “no one should have to fear for their safety here in St. Louis and that is exactly why our movement is working every day to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep every neighborhood safe.”
As noted by KSDK News’ Casey Nolen, “Cori Bush became Missouri’s first Black female congressional representative when she upset longtime St. Louis Congressman Bill ‘Lacy’ Clay in 2020. Her profile has risen quickly in Congress as she has challenged her own party on issues like evictions and child tax credits during debates over pandemic relief.”
