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Tower light shooting leaves damage, causes concerns

By Brian Hagen

04/18/2019

(KAIR)--Atchison County authorities are trying to find out who’s responsible for shooting out a strobe light atop a high speed internet tower, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage.

Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie told MSC News the investigation is continuing, and he’s concerned about the danger posed by someone firing a weapon in the area of the tower, located at 19568 258th Road, in rural Atchison County. “We do obviously have concerns with bullets being shot up in the air towards a light on top of a tower. When a bullet goes up, it obviously has to come down somewhere. In that area, houses are far and few between, but you never know where those bullets could end up,” Laurie said, adding that the search for suspects is continuing. “We are looking at the direction from where the bullets appear to have come from, and hopefully we can maybe narrow it down. If not, we’re going to hope it doesn’t happen again.”

Laurie said the strobe light had an entry and exit from a firearm round.

Owned by Haug Communications, the company estimates the cost to replace the light at around $4,845.

The crime was reported Tuesday afternoon.

Anyone with information pertaining to the investigation should contact the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office at 913-367-4323.

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