Tommy Duncan
09-03-2004, 05:43 PM
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Police report
From staff, wire reports
Friday September 03, 2004
Shot fired at Huntington GOP office during speech
HUNTINGTON -- A shot apparently was fired at the Republican Party headquarters in downtown Huntington while President Bush's speech accepting the GOP nomination for president was being televised.
No one was hurt in the 10:30 p.m. Thursday incident.
A window in the building was damaged by a single shot from either a pellet gun or a small-caliber handgun, said Huntington Police Sgt. Dan Underwood.
About 25 Republican candidates and volunteers were in the headquarters at the time, watching the speech.
"We heard a pop. We realized it was a gunshot and we were kind of scared," said Gayle Adkins, a volunteer of Huntington.
A piece of the broken glass nicked Adkins' neck.
Others said they didn't see anything except for some of the banners jumping as the bullet whizzed over their heads. Police could not locate where the bullet landed.
"It is pretty ridiculous someone would do this at a gathering that doesn't hurt anybody," said volunteer Amanda Beach of Huntington.
The shooting won't intimidate them, many said.
"It has made us want to work harder," said Brendon Childers of Huntington.
No one answered the phone early today at the Huntington Police Department.
Police report
From staff, wire reports
Friday September 03, 2004
Shot fired at Huntington GOP office during speech
HUNTINGTON -- A shot apparently was fired at the Republican Party headquarters in downtown Huntington while President Bush's speech accepting the GOP nomination for president was being televised.
No one was hurt in the 10:30 p.m. Thursday incident.
A window in the building was damaged by a single shot from either a pellet gun or a small-caliber handgun, said Huntington Police Sgt. Dan Underwood.
About 25 Republican candidates and volunteers were in the headquarters at the time, watching the speech.
"We heard a pop. We realized it was a gunshot and we were kind of scared," said Gayle Adkins, a volunteer of Huntington.
A piece of the broken glass nicked Adkins' neck.
Others said they didn't see anything except for some of the banners jumping as the bullet whizzed over their heads. Police could not locate where the bullet landed.
"It is pretty ridiculous someone would do this at a gathering that doesn't hurt anybody," said volunteer Amanda Beach of Huntington.
The shooting won't intimidate them, many said.
"It has made us want to work harder," said Brendon Childers of Huntington.
No one answered the phone early today at the Huntington Police Department.