PORT HADLOCK — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has said it is unlikely that a shot fired at the Jefferson County Public Utility District building in Port Hadlock was intentional.
According to PUD Manager Jim Parker, a bullet hole was found in the side door of the PUD building at 230 Chimacum Road by employees returning to work Monday, July 3.
“It wasn’t there Friday so we assume it happened over the weekend,” Parker said.
According to the report from the Sheriff’s Office, it was determined that a .22 caliber bullet went through the front door, a dry erase board and then lodged in the wall. There is currently no suspect in the incident.
“The sheriff looked at it and said there wasn’t much they could do,” Parker said. “They have no reason to suspect it was malicious. It’s not a good thing but not uncommon.”
Parker said he assumed the bullet was just a stray that likely was shot from the forested area on the west side of the PUD building.
“It’s kind of unnerving, but it sounds like it wasn’t intentional,” Parker said.
The bullet missed the glass on the door and passed through the wooden door frame so there was minimal damage, Parker said.
“Just a hole in the door and then in the wall,” Parker said. “They think the bullet landed somewhere in the wall after passing through the drywall.”
No one was present at the office when the bullet was fired, so Parker said they’re not sure when exactly it happened.
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Jefferson County Editor/Reporter Cydney McFarland can be reached at 360-385-2335, ext. 55052, or at cmcfarland@peninsuladailynews.com.
