What you need to know
According to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, a public shooting occurred at the Goose's Acre Irish Pub during the early morning hours of Feb. 23 after a physical altercation between patrons escalated when one individual began firing a weapon in the restaurant. As a result of the shooting, three people were injured as well as the shooter, who was identified as Calvin Rudi Sanders.
"We want folks to know that this was a random act that wasn't a planned attack, and the person has been arrested and will be held accountable for their actions," Doolittle said.
Doolittle, Ligon and Bailey said they wanted to assure residents of the area and visitors that The Woodlands Waterway was still a safe location for families and individuals.
In their words
- "It's so rare that we have this type of violence that involves multiple victims in it," Ligon said. "Because the act itself was so extraordinary, is one of the things that got the sheriff and I talking, and Brad talking. And part of it was to assure the community, 'Hey, it's a one off.' We've got the resources to handle this."
- "Our No. 1 priority is public safety, and we've proven it by investing more," Bailey said. "We have 107 officers patrolling The Woodlands from Montgomery County. We've invested in drones and license plate readers to give law enforcement every opportunity they have to make sure they keep our public safe. And maybe we need to do some more things, and the board's going to be looking at that."
Bailey said the township board will look at additional resources to help support law enforcement initiatives in the area in the coming months.
"We're going to make sure that we protect our residents and our businesses," Bailey said. "Working hand in hand with our businesses, our restaurants [and] our commercial property owners. ... See if there's some new things we can do, and see if there's some creative things. ... Getting more boots on the ground is always good, but maybe we can put some more boots on the ground right here in this district."
