The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., November 24, 2024.
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Most members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation said they received a bomb threat at their home Thursday as they prepared for Thanksgiving, but no bomb was ultimately found.
Democratic Reps. Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, Joe Courtney and John Larson announced in written statements that they had been targeted. The office of Sen. Chris Murphy, also a Democrat, confirmed to NBC News that he had also been targeted. CBS’ local affiliate reported Thursday morning that Murphy had received the threat.
“On Thanksgiving Day, Senator Murphy’s home in Hartford was the target of a bomb threat,” a spokesperson for the senator said in a statement.
Congressman Larson also mentioned the threats against his colleagues in a statement, saying, “I am grateful that my colleagues in the Connecticut congressional delegation who received similar threats are safe.”
In his post to Local and state police responding to the threat found no bombs or “explosive materials,” Hayes said.
“The investigation is currently ongoing,” Hayes said. “We are grateful to law enforcement for their quick attention to this issue. Their actions show that political violence has no place in our country.”
Likewise, Himes said in a statement to
“Political violence has no place in this country,” Himes said in a statement. “I hope we can all spend the holidays in peace and civility,” and also thanked law enforcement.
“We need to send a signal to law enforcement officers that these types of threats will not be tolerated,” Courtney said in a statement. “We are deeply grateful to our law enforcement officers.”
Neither the U.S. Capitol Police nor the FBI immediately responded to NBC News’ request for comment. Connecticut State Police deferred requests for additional information about the case to local police departments, which are “primary investigators of each threat.”
The Vernon Police Department, which responded to the threat against Courtney, said in a statement: “The incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed at this time.”
Chief Edward Stevens of the Wolcott Police Department, which responded to the threat against Hayes, told NBC News that no suspects have been identified but that police are working to track down the email used to send the threat. Stevens said his department is cooperating with state police and other agencies.
Other local police departments that responded to the incident did not immediately respond to NBC News’ requests for comment.
Capitol Police said in January that it investigated more than 8,000 incidents involving threats against lawmakers last year, including those involving “statements and direct threats.”
This figure is an increase from the previous year, when the agency investigated more than 7,500 threats. Final statistics for 2024 are not yet available.
The latest threats against lawmakers come after several administration officials were targeted with bomb and “swatting” threats on Tuesday and Wednesday, something President-elect Donald Trump is planning to do.
