Image Source: @CapitolPolice Twitter screenshot
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Wild fox bites Democrat congressman outside the US Capitol
April 05, 2022
A Democrat congressman reported being bitten by a wild fox who had been spotted at the U.S. Capitol by several people in recent days.
Rep. Ami Bera of California told Punchbowl News that he was the victim of an "unprovoked" attack by the fox on Monday evening near the Capitol.
“I didn’t see it and all of a sudden I felt something lunge at the back of my leg,” Bera said. “I jumped and got my umbrella."
Bera said that he spun around quickly and shooed the fox away with his umbrella.
“Someone was like ‘hey a fox is attacking that guy,’” he added. “Capitol police came out and then fox ran away. It was the most bizarre day in Congress.”
Bera, who is a medical doctor, didn't initially want to get a rabies shot but he later relented.
"I expect to get attacked if I go on Fox News, I don’t expect to get attacked by a fox," he joked.
A photograph showed the puncture marks on Bera's suit from the fox bite.
UPDATE: Here's an exclusive picture of Bera's suit with the puncture marks from the fox
Bera told me the fox punctured his suit to his sock, but he did not see a wound on his skin.
(Photo courtesy of Bera's office) pic.twitter.com/ln1DdQJ8K1
— Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) April 5, 2022
Various people had been posting photographs of the fox before it went after the Democrat.
Capitol fox currently in lower senate parkpic.twitter.com/YS9LYDtCQ3— Bill Clark (@Bill Clark) 1649181366
Spotted outside the Capitol: a red fox. I was sitting at a gazebo outside the Russell Senate Office building when this little one came trotting up. Then galloped after a squirrelpic.twitter.com/xrX4sMi9XU— Michael Macagnone (@Michael Macagnone) 1649100750
On Tuesday, the Capitol Policewarned people to stay away from fox after they had received several reports of "aggressive encounters" with the animal.
"For your safety, please do not approach any foxes," they tweeted. "Animal Control Officers are working to trap and relocate any foxes they find." The next day, the police tweeted that animal control had caught the animal.
#BREAKING: Captured. pic.twitter.com/LJAn2ZjH9J
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 5, 2022
Bera tweeted later that he was in good shape.
"Happy to report that I am healthy and back at work serving the people of #CA07," he wrote.
Here's more about the Capitol fox attacks:
Fox caught on Capitol grounds after reports of attackswww.youtube.com
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Carlos Garcia is a staff writer for Blaze News.
Carlos Garcia
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Carlos Garcia is a staff writer for Blaze News. You can reach him at cgarcia@blazemedia.com.
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