{"id":1248877,"date":"2022-01-27T20:22:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T01:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248877"},"modified":"2022-01-27T20:22:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T01:22:35","slug":"rep-cori-bushs-car-struck-by-gunfire-in-st-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-cori-bushs-car-struck-by-gunfire-in-st-louis\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Cori Bush\u2019s Car Struck by Gunfire in St. Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-cori-bushs-car-struck-by-gunfire-in-st-louis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248877&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/AP21316813962275-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Missouri Rep. Cori Bush (D) confirmed reports that her car was struck by gunfire over the weekend in the St. Louis area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Bush&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1486758801562816516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted:<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019m touched by everyone who has reached out. Thankfully no one was harmed. But any act of gun violence shakes your soul. That\u2019s why our movement is working to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep everyone safe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m touched by everyone who has reached out. Thankfully no one was harmed. <\/p>\n<p>But any act of gun violence shakes your soul. <\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why our movement is working to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep everyone safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AZHLUwiN6O\">https:\/\/t.co\/AZHLUwiN6O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1486758801562816516?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksdk.com\/article\/news\/local\/congresswoman-cori-bush-vehicle-hit-gunfire\/63-1118990f-57c4-4b5f-b253-396dc647956b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source<\/a>&nbsp;close to Bush told local news that Bush was not injured in the shooting, as the vehicle was parked when it was hit. The source believes Bush was not the target of the gunfire. There was evidence that someone tampered with the door handles on other cars near Bush\u2019s vehicle at the time of the shooting, according to the source.<\/p>\n<p>Bush\u2019s car was struck by gunfire once before. In June 2020, Bush&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1270879026329063425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>&nbsp;out images of her car after it was hit. \u201cMy car took the bullets. I am safe,\u201d she said. \u201cA bullet went through my door handle on one side of the car, another went through my tire on the other side.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My car took the bullets. I am safe. <\/p>\n<p>When I say that I am the people I serve, it\u2019s not a slogan!<\/p>\n<p>A bullet went through my door handle on one side of the car, another went through my tire on the other side.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m committed to taking us from \u201csurviving St. Louis\u201d to \u201cliving it.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBqSSzc43G\">pic.twitter.com\/iBqSSzc43G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1270879026329063425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bush, a defund the police advocate, came under fire last year after Federal Election Commission&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00638767\/1544294\/sb\/ALL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filings<\/a>&nbsp;revealed the congresswoman spent over $130,000 on personal security services.<\/p>\n<p>When responding to the critics who called out her hypocrisy, Bush&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cori-bush-defund-the-police-private-security-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cthey would rather I die? You would rather me die? Is that what you want to see? You want to see me die? You know, because that could be the alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have private security because my body is worth being on this planet right now,\u201d she&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/16\/report-cori-bush-defends-defund-police-push-while-spending-130000-on-personal-security-including-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">added<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri Rep. Cori Bush (D) confirmed reports that her car was struck by gunfire over the weekend in the St. Louis area. 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