Was Gunshot That Lou Dobbs Blamed On ‘Ethnocentric Interest Groups’ Just Hunter’s Errant Bullet?

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Earlier we reported that CNN’s Lou Dobbs claimed that a shot fired at his New Jersey home ought to be blamed on “ethnocentric interest groups” who are “all attacking me.” But it turns out that shot may have been little more than a hunter’s errant bullet.

Think Progress reports that it spoke with New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. Stephen Jones, who confirmed that a bullet had struck the side of Dobbs house — but that a hunting accident had not been ruled out as the cause.

He pointed out that Dobbs’ residence is located in a “very rural” area. “With hunting season starting up,” such incidents are “not at all uncommon,” Jones told us.

Our earlier coverage is here.

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