WRIGHT CITY, Mo. (First Alert 4) — Golfers were forced to take cover at the Incline Village Golf Club Saturday evening after reports of gunfire near the course. Police were called after golfers said they heard bullets whizzing by. Several ran to nearby homes for safety.
The incident happened Saturday evening at the golf club, located north of Wright City in Warren County.
Golfer describes hearing gunfire
Scott Moeller plays golf at Incline Village Golf Club about six times a year. He said he was surprised to hear golfers had to take cover from gunfire over the weekend.
“That’s scary because this course is really fun and it feels secluded enough when you’re out here. And there are houses here. Yeah you’d never expect to see that on a golf course, that’s very alarming,” Moeller said.
A golfer who was on the 16th hole said she heard gunshots Saturday around 6:15 p.m. and then the whoosh of bullets. She and others took cover at nearby homes.
Nearby residents also heard gunfire
A homeowner who lives on English Road, north of the golf course, heard the gunfire as well.
Nearby resident Margie Butler said, “We heard, we thought was fireworks. And it was very rapid just like you’d put off fireworks.”
Both the Warren County and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Offices are investigating the reports of repeated gunfire.
A homeowner in Incline Village said he heard hundreds of gunshots and believed someone was target shooting in the woods nearby. He believed they were using metal targets, and that bullets ricocheted off the targets and went whizzing across the golf course.
Butler said the gunfire was too close for comfort.
“I think it was an awful lot of shooting. I think maybe they should have gone to the gun club and shot up there,” Butler said. “Because that’s pretty close to all the houses around here.”
Golf course calls it a ‘non-story’
Management at the golf course declined an on-camera interview. Operations manager Randy Friert said, “It’s a non-story.”
But some golfers and nearby residents find the situation worrisome.
A nearby resident who declined to give her name said, “It’s concerning that people had to take safety over gunfire. I’m so thankful that no one was hurt. And it’s concerning that those that own guns and use guns should follow safety rules and precautions to keep everyone safe in the community.”
Investigators say there were no reports of injuries or damage.
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