LA DA tells of threats, as protesters gather at home the day before election.

LOS ANGELES — After her husband drew a gun on a Black Lives Matter protester who approached her front door as she was sleeping early Monday, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey told reporters she and her husband were sorry but do “not think it is fair or right for protesters to show up at the homes of people who dedicate their lives to public service.”

“As district attorney of LA County, I have received threats, some of them death threats, I have been followed, photographed while with my family, confronted at an art museum, confronted at fundraisers,” Lacey told a packed conference room at the Hall of Justice after the protesters had gathered in front of her home at 5:45 a.m., with one knocking on her door.

“It is never my intention to hurt any protester, I just want to live in peace and do my job,” she said, appearing to fight back tears.

At her last campaign debate, protesters shouted at Lacey and one rushed the stage before being escorted from the building by police officers.

During the debate, when Lacey told a story about her father being shot in his front yard a protester yelled, “Good!”

“Even at endorsement interviews, I have people crash them and video tape me. All of this is because I chose to do my job,” Lacey continued Monday. “As DA, the minute you take this job, you are going to anger people. People are going to be angry because you either did file a case or you didn’t file a case.”

A row of employees from her office stood at the back of the room and applauded at the end when Lacey said, “There’s a thousand lawyers, 22 hundred employees everyday who go in and prosecute some of the toughest criminals in LA County to keep us safe. I’m not going to let them down.”

Lacey faces challenges from former San Francisco district attorney George Gascón and former Los Angeles County public defender Rachel Rossi. While Gascón would not comment on Monday’s incident, his campaign has previously criticized Lacey, claiming she has skipped nearly every community event.

Rossi, responding to the incident Monday, released a statement condemning the district attorney for avoiding protesters.

“As district attorney, I will never run from the community,” Rossi said in a statement. “And I never thought I’d have to say it, but I will also never threaten to shoot — or have others threaten to shoot — community members protesting my actions.”

Black Lives Matter has intensified protests against the two-term incumbent since Lacey began her reelection campaign last year. Protesters claim she protected certain police officers by failing to prosecute them for crimes relating to excessive force and alleged murder.

The morning before voting day a protester identifying herself as Melina Abdullah posted a video appearing to show Lacey’s husband, David Lacey, pointing a gun and yelling, “Get off of my porch, I will shoot you! I don’t care who you are, get off of my porch right now!” He then said he would call the police, and closed the door.” Los Angeles police officers arrived, and the robbery and homicide division is investigating, a spokesperson said.

Along with the video posted to Twitter, Abdullah wrote, “I’m in front of DA Jackie Lacey’s house for that community meeting she promised with the @BLMLA crew. Rang her bell to invite her. Her husband pulled a gun, cocked it, pointed it at my chest and said ‘I’ll shoot you.”

Lacey told reporters she had invited Black Lives Matter protesters to a “one-on-one or small group discussion” last year but they refused. Abdullah did not answer a request to respond.

Lacey said she and her husband were asleep when they heard noises coming from the front yard. She said she did not know he was armed when he went to the door.

Citing concerns about impartiality and ability to speak, Lacey canceled further debate and public appearances after the last raucous event.