Shots Fired at TX Fire Station During Family Dinner Night

    June 8, 2020
    Plum Grove firefighters were having a family dinner night when what appeared to be three 40-caliber rounds were fired near the station, with at least one round striking a fire apparatus.

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    Plum Grove, TX, Fire Department
    Plum Grove, TX, fire officials placed what appeared to be a 40-caliber round in a bullet hole in the windshiled of a fire apparatus to see if it was a match. The bullet was discovered near the vehicle after shots were fired near the station Thursday.
    Plum Grove, TX, fire officials placed what appeared to be a 40-caliber round in a bullet hole in the windshiled of a fire apparatus to see if it was a match. The bullet was discovered near the vehicle after shots were fired near the station Thursday.

    Shots were fired at a Texas fire station during a family dinner last week, damaging an apparatus.

    The incident happened shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday at the Plum Grove Fire Station, Chief Christoper Loftin said in an online update. What appeared to be three 40-caliber rounds were fired near the station, with at least one round striking and damaging a fire apparatus.

    "We do not appreciate this nor the expense that you have placed upon us," Loftin stated.

    Firefighters were enjoying a family dinner night with children present when the shooting happened, according to Loftin. No one was injured in the incident.

    The Liberty County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting.

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