Fernan Rod & Gun Club Offering $5,000 Reward for Damages Caused by Random Vandalism

The Fernan Rod and Gun Club (FRGC) is offering a $5,000 reward for information on the person who shot up their training center. About 20 rounds were fired at the building in February, causing damages worth about $8,500. The club’s founder, Bob Smith, is more concerned about the potential danger to his employees than FRGC’s property.

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  • 💰 The Fernan Rod and Gun Club is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot their training center.
  • 🔫 About 20 rounds were fired at the club’s building in February, causing damages worth about $8,500.
  • 🚫 Bob Smith, club founder and director, is more concerned about the potential danger the shooter caused to people inside the building.
  • 🚗 The shooter stopped their car on East Fernan Lake Road and fired at the building from a distance of about 70 yards.
  • 💥 Sixteen rounds struck a white door, and several bullets penetrated the door and wall, hitting the oven, the floor, two other doors, and a cabinet.
  • 🕵️‍♂️ Three spent casings were recovered from where the shots were fired. Evidence has been forwarded to a crime lab in Boise.
  • 📞 Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Fernan Rod and Gun Club at 208-773-3624.

Shooting stirs up gun club

The Fernan Rod and Gun Club is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who shot up their training center.

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