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Bullet shot through a window at Virginia Attorney General's offices


FILE - Virginia Capitol Police are investigating after a bullet pierced a window at the office of the Attorney General in downtown Richmond on May 10, 2022. (Credit: Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
FILE - Virginia Capitol Police are investigating after a bullet pierced a window at the office of the Attorney General in downtown Richmond on May 10, 2022. (Credit: Mike Caudill/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Virginia Capitol Police are investigating after a bullet pierced a window at the office of the Attorney General in downtown Richmond.

Police said officers were called to the Barbara Johns Building on Monday evening and found a small round hole at the top of the window, news outlets reported.

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In a statement, the Attorney General’s office said there’s “no indication that this incident was targeted at the OAG specifically or any individual employee.”

The Attorney General’s office said housekeeping staff found the bullet in a sixth-floor office. Jason Miyares' office is on the sixth floor of the 13-story building.

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Capitol Police said there would be additional patrols in the area in the coming days and an increased presence at the building for the foreseeable future.

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