Hatfield Says He Saw Shooting in Capital
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sen. Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore.) says he witnessed a shooting in the nation’s capital but sped away without notifying police.
“I’m not saying I shouldn’t have reported it, but at that one time and place my thought was to escape--get out of there,” he was quoted as saying in Tuesday’s Salem Statesman Journal.
Hatfield said he and his family were driving to their Washington home from a restaurant last week when they saw a man shoot at another from across a street. He said the shooting victim was able to get into a waiting car, which sped off.
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