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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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p.m.
The guest speaker will be Pastor Wayne Lawhorn of Virginia.
Transportation is available.
Truth Tabernacle Church is located at 3795 Pleasant View
Dr. NE. For more information, call 503-393-1352.
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