The Board of Directors of the North Ottawa Rod and Gun Club has announced its decision to keep its outdoor shooting range closed indefinitely after a recent string of complaints about stray bullets hitting neighboring homes.

The complaints follow an accidental shooting that took place Sept. 29 when a 30-year-old Grand Haven man was hit by a stray bullet while working at a residence on Acacia Street in the Cutter Park subdivision, east of the North Ottawa Rod and Gun Club by about a half a mile.

Though a full investigation by the Ottawa County Sheriff Department is still pending, a press release from the sheriff department sent later that day reported that the bullet was fired at the North Ottawa Rod and Gun Club while members of the Grand Valley Police Department were conducting firearms training.

“The Club has not yet received a written report from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office regarding the GVSU Department of Public Safety incident,” read a statement released by the North Ottawa Rod and Gun Club. “The Board has closed the outdoor range until a thorough review of the incident, Club policies and the outdoor range itself has been completed.”

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