Police say they never told Sask. Party that property damage at campaign office was gunshots

Holes in two windows at a Saskatchewan Party campaign office are now the source of unanswered questions for Leader Scott Moe, such as why his party claimed they were gunshots.

Speaking on Tuesday morningin Prince Albert, Moe said the office of his Regina Northeast candidate, Rahul Singh, appeared to have had bullets shot into it.

"This is unprecedented for our province and unprecedented in a campaign," said Moe.

WATCH|Moe tells media Tuesday that Sask. Party believes shots were fired at campaign office

Moe tells media Tuesday that Sask. Party believes shots were fired at campaign office

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On Tuesday at a campaign stop in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe told reporters that one of the party's campaign offices in Regina appeared to have been shot at the night before. Police later confirmed that no firearms were involved in the property damage.

Police say they are continuing to investigate, but that the damagewas not the result of gunfire. They also say that within the past weekin the Glencairn area, officers have received multiple reports of property damage including:multiple car windows smashed, a damaged bus shelter and at least three other separate instances of broken windows.

Here's what we know about the timeline of the incident.

Regina police say they receiveda report of two small holes in two separate windows of the campaign office at approximately 7:30 p.m. CST on Monday.The campaign and the volunteer who contacted police did not know when the damage had occurred.

Police say officers did not immediately respond, as the details provided by the caller did not indicate an immediate threat to public safety.

Moe spokeat the campaign event in Prince Albertat approximately 10 a.m. CST on Tuesday.

Moe was facing questions about a former Saskatchewan Party MLA violating the province's conflict of interest rules and his gendered change room policy.

Unprompted, he brought up theincident at the Reginacampaign office. Under questioning, he said bullets were fired at the office.

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Saskatchewan Party communications putout a news release a short time later. Singhwas quoted as calling it an "attack."

The first officer to respond to the scenedid not arrive untilhours later, at 12:50 p.m. CST, police say.

At 2:35 p.m. CST, police sentout a news release saying their investigation "indicated the damage was not the result of a firearm discharge."

The Saskatchewan Party putout a statement at 3:30 p.m. CST,saying the "initial indication from the patrolling officer was that it appeared to befirearms related," and that they were relieved gunfire had been ruled out.

CBCtried over a series of emails with the Saskatchewan Party communications team to have the party clarify Moe's comments and his source for the claim it had been gunshots.

WATCH | CBC reporter questions Moe on why he said property damage was from gunshots:

Moe evades questions about campaign office damage

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Despite holding a press conference during a campaign stop in Prince Albert on Oct. 23, Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe left before taking questions from reporters.

On Wednesday, Moe took noquestions after another event in Prince Albert. As Moearrived, CBC was able to ask him why he described the vandalism at the campaign office as a shooting.

"Because that's what police said it was," he responded.

The Regina Police Service said Wednesdaythat was not the case.

"At no time did our officers communicate the damage was a result of gunshots to anyone," the police said in a statement.

On Wednesday, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck saidMoe should be accountable for his comments.

"As I've often said, I think as leaders we all have a responsibility to be careful with the words that we use. We have a choice to to inflame or to show leadership," said Beck.

Beck saidthat no matter the cause, any threats of violence are unacceptable.

Police are continuing to investigate.