CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- California Democrats sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday regarding shrapnel that struck California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicles during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Camp Pendleton.

The metal shrapnel came from explosive ordnance over the Interstate 5 during the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration on Saturday, which featured Vance and Hegseth.

Senator Alex Padilla, Senator Adam Schiff, Representatives Mike Levin, Scott Peters, Juan Vargas, Sara Jacobs and 23 other members of Congress requested answers regarding the incident in their joint letter.

“While we are relieved no one was injured, we are deeply concerned by the decision-making that led to this incident,” the Representatives wrote.

Prior to the eve

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