Red Paint Marks Second Attack on Susan Collins' Maine Office Before Vote

Vandals dumped a bucket of red paint in front of the Biddeford, Maine, office of Senator Susan Collins on Monday night. The attackers also wrote the phrase "BLOOD on her HANDS" in crimson on the sidewalk. This incident occurred on the night before the election, where Collins faces a challenge for her Senate seat.

This is the second time in roughly a month that the location has been targeted. Katie Brown, the senator's chief of staff, told Fox News that the office is under pressure. "This is another incident in a series and the second attempt at our Biddeford office to intimidate the Senator and her staff," Brown said. She added that the staff remains undeterred and is continuing their work.

The office is located near the site of a July incident involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. A law enforcement officer shot and killed Johan Sebastián Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, in that encounter. Days after the shooting, protesters forced their way into the office while chanting for Collins to be voted out.

In September, the office sustained separate damage. Vandals spray-painted the words "Trump whore" in red on the door. The Monday paint dumping marks the second physical attack on the property since that September incident.

Troy Jackson, the Democratic challenger for the seat, condemned the latest vandalism. "There's no place for this in Maine. Vandalism and intimidation are wrong, full stop," Jackson said. He stated that Collins and her staff should be able to work without their office being defaced. Jackson issued a similar statement after the September incident.

Biddeford police are currently investigating the vandalism, according to the Collins campaign. Neither the Collins nor Jackson campaigns immediately responded to requests for further comment on the Monday night event.