House Speaker Gretchen LeWolf safe following shots fired near her New Shire home.
NEWS 28 - House Speaker Gretchen LeWolf is safe following shots being fired near her home. Law enforcement officials from the New Shire State Police quickly responded to the Speaker's neighborhood following several calls to police. New Shire State Police troopers were seen flooding the neighborhood arriving fast with lights and sirens, according to amateur footage.
The agency did say that they are conducting a full scale investigation and will work alongside the Federal Crimes Investigation Service due to the shooting involving a federal government official. New Shire State Police officials say that the shooting doesn't appear to be related to an assassination attempt or any violent crime against any person, but they say they will continue to investigate this shooting.
"We don't believe the shooting to be an attempt to harm the House Speaker," said New Shire State Police Commissioner Lee Adams. "But we can't rule everything out at this point and we will work with the FCIS to determine who the shooter was, what their motive was and if there is any imminent threat to her life."
FCIS Director Barry Wilkenson has said that he believes this to be a random shooting, similar to the one in the neighborhood of former President John McCallum.
"I am not concerned about the safety of Speaker LeWolf at this time," said FCIS Director Barry Wilkenson. "There doesn't appear to be bad intention behind the shots being fired. We are looking at all avenues, so like Commissioner Adams said, we can't rule it out all together at this time. We will file our initial findings in our initial report."
Speaker LeWolf has beefed up her security following the shooting, but says she feels just as safe as before. She told reporters that she is safe and doesn't feel unsafe in her home.
"After the shooting, New Shire State troopers came to my door to make sure I was okay," said Speaker Gretchen LeWolf. "I told them I was good, and was safe. I thank them for their quick response and wish them safety and security as they pursue the person responsible for the shooting. I feel as safe now as I did before the shooting happened."