Gunshot Fired at KPFT

At about 1 a.m. this morning, a gunshot was fired from a passing car into the KPFT control room. It penetrated through both panes of the outer window, entered the room and smashed into the control room door on the far side of the room. Police were summoned and have begun an investigation. Fortunately, Mary Thomas and John Orr of “Zydeco Pas Sale,” the program on the air at the time, were not hurt.

This is the latest in a series of events targeting KPFT, including bricks being thrown at our front windows June 8, 2005 and a man who appeared on property brandishing a shotgun Oct. 29, 2006.

From Duane Bradley, General Manager, KPFT: “Security considerations will be the topic of an open staff meeting at noon tomorrow, Tuesday, August 14. In this climate of seemingly escalating violence, it is important for all KPFT staff and volunteers to remain vigilant and aware of the fact that KPFT has been a lightning rod numerous times during the past 37-plus years. Please know that we are taking this matter extremely seriously.”


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