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November 4, 2004
F-16 Fighter Fires At School In New Jersey
"LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. -- A National Guard F-16 fighter jet on a nighttime training mission Wednesday fired 25 rounds of ammunition that tore through an intermediate school. No one was injured.
The military is investigating the incident that damaged Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School shortly after 11 p.m.
Police were called to the area when a custodian heard what sounded like someone running across the roof of the school. The custodian was the only person in the school at the time.
Police Chief Mark Siino on Thursday said police officers noticed punctures in the roof. Ceiling tiles had fallen into classrooms and there were scratch marks in the asphalt outside the building.
The 2-inch long bullets are made of lead and do not explode, said Col. Brian Webster, commander of the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard.
It was unclear why the shots were fired, Webster said."
Why in the world would you fire at a school even if it was in the middle of the night and you were just being stupid?? Training mission or not this is uncalled for! They should thank their lucky stars they didn't hit anyone!
Read it all here.
Posted by Daffodil at November 4, 2004 5:07 PM
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I have a student who moved back to Little Egg Harbor. I certainly hope this was a fluke. She was a darling child.
Posted by: Donna at November 5, 2004 6:12 AM
I happen to live in LEHT I think it had something to do with maps that were wrong - there is a firing range not to far (relatively, considering a jet is faster then a car and doesn't have to worry about roads or anything) from the school.
Hey these are the same twits that seem to crash helicopters every few months. Go figure.
Posted by: Cat at January 19, 2007 10:29 PM
I think perhaps they better work on their maps! They are lucky they didn't hurt anyone. I hadn't heard what they finally decided about this. Thanks for stopping by! :o)
Posted by: Dianne at January 20, 2007 9:52 AM