Target Shooting Injures Dirt Bike Rider

Incident occurred east of Grimes Point On March 29 at approximately 6 p.m., the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male subject that had been shot in the desert approximately two miles east of Highway 50 near Grimes Point. Initial information indicates that a dirt bike rider was struck twice by a bullet that was fired by a target shooter. The rider was hospitalized and the incident remains under investigation.   The Churchill County Sheriff’s Office wants to urge caution and remind everyone of the following safety rules:

• Know your target and what is beyond.
• Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
• Never point your firearm at something you are not intending to shoot.
• Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot.
• Never shoot into a pile of rocks or use a boulder as a target stand.
• Use extreme caution in multi-use areas, be aware of each other as we all use our beautiful desert.

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