HARTFORD, Conn. — Multiple bullet holes were discovered in the windows on the south side of the State Capitol Tuesday morning.
That prompted a large police presence as State Police helped to investigate what happened.
Up to three bullet holes were seen from the outside and since the discovery, officers guarded the Capitol outside with rifles.
Lawmakers told FOX61 they are just glad no one was injured.
"It's an everyday occurrence now," said Representative Vincent Candelora.
Candelora pulled into the Capitol in the morning and wondered why there were so many police cruisers parked up front only to find out from a fellow colleague up to three bullet holes were discovered around 9:15 a.m.
Hartford Police and State Police assisted Capitol Police with the investigation.
While Capitol Police monitor the building 24/7, State Police said they sometimes do not have the manpower at times to keep an eye on every corner.
"This is a big facility, and they cover the LOB over there and this and they don't have a full staff - it's not like there's a cop on every corner and that's why shot spotter was put around the entire city," said Brian Foley of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
When asked if this may be connected to the Southington shooting spree from Sunday night, police said they are not ruling that out.
Foley added this is a case where they will have to rely on city cameras and shot spotters for evidence.
"If the gunfire was fired from within a vehicle in a lower caliber, it might not pick that up but I'm sure C-4 and Hartford PD are reaching out to shot spotter for forensic analysis," added Foley.
Once officers cleared the scene after determining there was no harm to the public, lawmakers said there is always that thought of what could have happened.
"I mean, it's sad but we've evolved over the last 15 years when I was first elected. These buildings were wide open. We didn't have security coming in and out of the buildings and over time, we've had to continue to ramp up security presence and it's unfortunate for us as a society," added Rep. Candelora.
"We need to continue to focus on the issue of guns on our streets, particularly the proliferation of illegal guns on our streets. As I said, thankfully, or not thankfully, we're kind of hoping that's the case and this wasn't some sort of attack on the capitol," said Rep. Stafstrom.
The incident remains in its preliminary stages. Luckily, no one was inside when the incident happened, and no one was injured.
This is a developing story.
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