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Drive-by Shooting Targets Pacifica Station KPFT in Houston

HeadlineAug 14, 2007

A drive-by shooting targeted Pacifica Radio station KPFT in Houston early on Monday morning. A bullet blasted through a Plexiglass window in the station’s studio. At the time of the shooting, Mary Thomas was hosting a zydeco music program. The bullet came within 18 inches of her head. No one was injured in the shooting. Station manager Duane Bradley said the shooting might have been political. Bradley said, “It’s highly likely that, at some point, someone may have heard something that offended them, and they decided to do something about it.” KPFT has been the target of attacks before. Shortly after the Houston station went on the air, the Ku Klux Klan blew up the station’s transmitters with dynamite in 1970 and again in 1971.

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