Rep. Cori Bush Not Harmed After Vehicle Was Struck by Gunfire

Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri was not harmed after her vehicle was struck by gunfire in St. Louis.

On Thursday, a spokesperson for Bush told CNN that her parked car was attacked early Saturday but that the congresswoman was not in the vehicle.

The representative added that there is no evidence that the politician was the target of the attack.

After the story went viral, Bush thanked those who reached out and confirmed she is safe.

“I’m touched by everyone who has reached out. Thankfully no one was harmed. But any act of gun violence shakes your soul,” she tweeted. “That’s why our movement is working to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep everyone safe.”

In a statement to People, Bush reiterated her stance on gun violence and how it specifically affects her state.

“Like far too many of us in St. Louis, experiencing gun violence is all too familiar,” she said. “Thankfully no one was harmed. But any act of gun violence shakes your soul. No one should have to fear for their safety here in St. Louis and that is exactly why our movement is working every day to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep every neighborhood safe.”

In 2020, Bush became Missouri’s first Black congresswoman when she defeated longtime St. Louis Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr.

Years earlier, she gained prominence during the 2014 street protests in Ferguson after police shot and killed Michael Brown — just six minutes from where Bush had lived.

During this time, she spent five weeks working out of a mobile crisis van to assist those who had been injured and to distribute food and toiletries to those in need.

“At the time… I just felt [like], well, I’m a nurse, I can go be a medic on the ground. I’m clergy, so I can go out and pray with people,” Bush told People in November 2020.