An ABC station in northern California was sprayed by bullets in what appeared to be a drive-by shooting Friday afternoon.
Sacramento police said ABC10 was struck by gunfire shortly after 1:30 p.m. local time. At least three shots pierced a window in the building’s lobby, according to video shared online by a local Fox reporter.
“The building was occupied and fortunately, nobody was injured,” police told the Daily News in an email.
National broadcast company TEGNA, which operates ABC10, also confirmed that “shots were fired into our station at KXTV.”
“While details are still limited, importantly, all of our employees are safe and unharmed,” TEGNA said in a statement, per ABC10. “We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and have taken additional measures to ensure the continued safety of our employees.”
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and officers couldn’t say if the shooting was targeted or random. As of Friday evening, law enforcement was still searching for the vehicle involved and was unable to provide information about potential suspects.
The ABC network has figuratively been under fire since Jimmy Kimmel was “indefinitely” suspended on Wednesday amid pressure from the White House and the FCC.
Prominent conservatives took exception to comments made by the talk show host on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” regarding the fatal shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. His remarks dealt only with the political aftermath of Kirk’s murder, not the act itself, and many show business personalities and politicians have sided with Kimmel.
It wasn’t clear if Friday’s shooting was linked to that situation, though ABC10 confirmed they’d received complaints since Kimmel’s ousting. A group gathered outside the station on Thursday to protest his suspension.
According to ABC10, its Sacramento station is an affiliate of ABC, but is not owned by the network.
