Maggots were found in a breakfast served to a Democratic National Convention delegate in Chicago, WGN 9 in Chicago reported.
Chicago police and Illinois State Police entered the Fairmont Chicago hotel where delegates ate, the television station reported.
Soon after, an FBI evidence response team van parked outside the hotel Wednesday morning.
“We can confirm that a group of individuals caused a disruption at a DNC-related breakfast event at our hotel this morning,” Fairmont Chicago hotel spokesperson Haley Robles told WGN 9. “Our team acted immediately to clean and sanitize the area, ensuring that the event could continue without further incident.”
DNC officials said in a statement obtained by the station that “multiple unknown female offenders … began placing unknown objects onto tables containing food. The offenders are believed to have then left the area.”
It is not clear if the maggots were found before delegates started eating, WGN 9 added.
Indiana delegate Tracy Boyd told the station that she and other state delegates were notified that there was a delay with the breakfast service because of the incident.
One person was treated, though it was not clear if it was connected to the incident, NBC 5 Chicago reported.
The incident happened on the third day of the convention, where former President Bill Clinton, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are expected to speak, NPR reported.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to formally accept the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nomination in the evening.
