India, Oct. 4 -- Democratic Attorney General candidate in Virginia, Jay Jones, has come under severe fire over text messages sent by him. In one of the messages, he allegedly says he would 'shoot and kill' former Speaker of The Virginia House of Delegates Todd Gilbert, WUSA9 reported.

Jones' messages has drawn widespread condemnation from other Democratic candidates in the state. Abigail Spanberger, the former US representative and Democratic candidate for governor, said "I spoke frankly with Jay about my disgust with what he had said and texted... What I have also made clear is that as a candidate -- and as the next governor of our commonwealth, I will always condemn threatening language in our politics."

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