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January 21, 2011 in City
Town hall meeting will address concerns
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and state Rep. Kevin Parker will hold a town hall meeting Saturday to discuss public concerns over the bomb found along the planned route for the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March in downtown Spokane.
The one-hour forum, “Understanding threats in our community,” will allow area residents to discuss their concerns and share ideas about the bomb that rerouted Spokane’s event, as well as the Tucson shootings, said Parker, R-Spokane.
“As a survivor of the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999, I have learned it is essential we come together to talk about the safety of the community,” said Parker, who was a youth counselor talking with a student when those shootings occurred.
The town hall begins at 10 a.m. Saturday in Room 122 of the Phase 1 Building, WSU Riverpoint Campus, 412 E. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Meanwhile, the investigation continues into who placed the bomb, which has been described as a thwarted attempt at domestic terrorism. Investigators do not yet have anyone in custody.
“We continue to work through scores of leads,” said Frank Harrill, special agent in charge of the Spokane office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “We continue to approach this from a variety of different investigative avenues.
“We and every other level of law enforcement are working diligently to ensure Spokane is a safe city and continues to be.”
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D Statler on January 21 at 8:32 a.m.
I wonder how many times Ozzie will get asked about our safety around his heavy handed police force? I fear them and prosecutorial misconduct more than any homegrown hillbilly terrorists in Spokane.
lewis8457 on January 21 at 8:38 a.m.
I am a bit more concerned with being shot by a cop then having a nut job blow me up.
They need to turn our attention onto something other then our police shooting citizens at will.
Who knows maybe the SPD planted the bomb to get them out of the spotlight, until the next murder which should be within the next 2 weeks.
west on January 21 at 5:03 p.m.
A forum to make the people feel good, warm and fuzzy! Like are we going to ask if Al Qaeda is here in Spokane? And please protect us.Talk about it? These nut heads pop up anywhere for no reason and making us feel good and safe doesn’t do it at all. All this is is doing collateral damage repair to Spokane…its done and its a permanent stain.