Three shots were fired into a window at the ABC affiliate in Sacramento on Friday, a day after a protest was held outside the station over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
The police are investigating, but have no suspect information and no sense of whether the shooting was random or targeted, said a police spokesperson.
The shots were fired around 1:30 p.m. at the station headquarters at 400 Broadway. The building was occupied at the time, but no one was hurt.
“Responding officers observed at least three gunshots into a window of the building,” the police said in a statement. “At this time, our detectives have responded out and will be processing this scene and conducting follow up.”
About 15 protesters demonstrated outside the station on Thursday, the Sacramento Bee reported. The affiliate, ABC10 (KXTV), is owned by Tegna, which is currently seeking to be acquired by Nexstar.
“We can confirm that shots were fired into our station at KXTV earlier today,” said Molly McMahon, a Tegna spokesperson. “While details are still limited, importantly all of our employees are safe and unharmed. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement and have taken additional measures to ensure the continued safety of our employees.”
ABC10 covered the protest at its offices on Thursday, noting that it is not owned by ABC. The protesters objected to ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!“, calling it an infringement of free speech.
The show has been off the air since Wednesday, when FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened to go after local stations for Kimmel’s remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killer. Kimmel said in his monologue on Monday that the “MAGA gang” was “desperately” trying to distance itself from the suspect, implying that Kirk’s killer was on the right. Conservatives reacted strongly to that, noting evidence and statements that in fact the suspect held leftist ideology.
Kimmel fans have also protested in New York and at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles, where the show is taped.
