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PAGE A8, KEIZERTIMES, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 GUNFIRE, continued from Page A1 said bullets were whizzing overhead. “I think there probably were bullets and it is a legiti- mate concern,” Barber said. When the incident began residents told city councilors it was unlike anything experi- enced up to this point. “I felt immediately that this was way different. Much louder and much more pres- ent,” Marilee Moore told the council. “I went over to our gate and people were liter- ally running out of the park and down the road, and com- ing out of their houses in fear. People were very frightened.” Lt. Andrew Copeland, of the Keizer Police Department, said Polk County had a boat in the water and arrived on the scene shortly after the fi rst 9-1-1 calls. “They anchored on the other side of the river and contacted fi ve or six peo- ple who, at that point, were shooting shotguns with target load in it. That isn’t a problem and those shots wouldn’t trav- el across the river. When asked if they had been shooting the other side. “When I reported it at that an AR-15 (a semiautomatic rifl e), the group led the Polk time, we were told that the County offi cers to a car with owner was very cooperative,” an AR-15 inside,” Copeland Schnurbusch said. Riverfront resident Darrell said. Offi cers could not prove Richardson said another bar- the AR-15 had been fi red or rage of bullets happened just a who had done so, but they few years ago. “Once is a mistake. Twice suspect someone was using it to shoot at clay targets tossed is really bad news. If the city of Keizer can’t do something into the air. about it, I don’t Copeland know what to contacted the do,” Richard- owner of the son said. Nor thwest W h e n Rock, Lance Richardson Davis, who asked whether said he was a permit was unaware of need for such the incident activity, Teague but pledged to responded that talk with users it was not re- of the shoot- quired. ing site about — Marflee Moore “What I’m it. KPD Chief most con- John Teague cerned about said, during the city council meeting, Da- is the fact that someone is go- vis was also open to re-ori- ing to get killed if something enting the range to face north doesn’t get done. When the instead of east across the river. powers that be tell us no one That solution didn’t sit would admit to using the gun, well with Keizer resident Judy if someone had been killed Schnurbusch who said she would that be how this was and her daughter were walk- handled?” asked Marge Smith. Teague responded that if ing near the river several years ago when bullets came from injury had occurred forensic “ People were lfterally runnfng out of the park and down the road.” testing would have been per- formed on the rifl e and the group of shooters. “What happened is you had a handful of guys shooting trap with shotguns and some- body had the harebrained idea to try it with a rifl e,” Teague said. Residents implored the council to send a letter to the owner of the quarry, but Keizer has no authority to do much else. Still, City Attor- ney Shannon Johnson said he wanted to act on the matter before the next city council meeting in October. “I’m not a gun person, but it’s a pretty simple rule to know what is behind what you are shooting at,” John- son said. “We will be moving quickly on this to the degree we can.” Mayor Cathy Clark said the letter should address the issue of liability. “There is a liability for that owner. I would think it’s im- portant to drive that point home,” Clark said. “If the city of Salem is using that facil- ity, they need to know that people using it have been ir- responsible then they need to know they are being affi liated with such usage.” JACKS: Business puts spotlight on charity (Contufnued from Page 1) The restaurant also serves breakfast on Saturdays and Sun- days. In addition to adding new variety to the mix of options in Keizer Station, Hop Jacks also places an emphasis on being members of the communities where they open. “We are a huge believer in supporting local needs. We do local fundraising nights, donate 50 cents from each kids meal sold to our Kids Feeding Kids program and donate 25 cents from every Hop Jack’s beer sold to our Good Neighbor Fund,” Eggen said. The Good Neighbor Fund dedicates a portion of its re- ceipts to the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Relay for Life and The Avery Huffman Foun- dation, but Eggen said the res- taurant looks for local charities as well. The business currently has about 700 employees between Oregon and Washington with three other locations set to open in Washington before the Keizer Station location comes online. For more information about the restaurant and the full menu, visit hopjacks.net. 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