Authorities in North Carolina are investigating a shooting that happened last month at the Hickory home of the parents of Republican congressional candidate Pat Harrigan, according to his family.
Harrigan’s children, aged 3 and 5, were sleeping at the home when the shooting transpired on Oct. 18, Marla, Harrigan’s 74-year-old mother, said on Nov. 3.
Marla confirmed that nobody was injured in the shooting, but it has placed “tremendous stress” on the family in the final weeks of Harrigan’s campaign.
Kristen Hart, a spokeswoman for the Hickory Police Department, said authorities have not made an arrest in relation to the incident. Hart confirmed a bullet casing was found and noted in a police report that the incident involved a firearm….