Bend man who survived Safeway shooting now advocates for gun control measure

Nov 06, 2024

Every time he talks about gun safety, Craig Van Bruggen, a chemist from Bend, brings a measure of experience that is not for the faint of heart. He was in the east Bend Safeway when the bullets were flying in 2022 during a mass shooting incident, and he was at Smith Rock State Park a year later, on the day law enforcement officers intercepted a heavily armed Portland man who allegedly planned ...