A family says they woke to what sounded like furniture falling—only to discover hours later that a bullet had torn through their daughter’s bedroom window and lodged in her dresser.
Deputies responded to the home in South Point after the parents discovered the damage. The father showed officers the shattered window and the bullet resting on a shelf in his daughter’s room.
The girl told deputies she had been startled awake around 3:10 a.m. by a loud crashing sound but assumed something had simply tipped over. It wasn’t until late that morning, while cleaning, that she noticed glass and debris on the floor and traced the path of the bullet across her room.
Deputies collected the bullet as evidence and photographed the damage. A canvass of neighbors produced no reports of hearing gunfire at the time of the incident.
Incidents like this highlight the unpredictable danger of reckless gunfire. Even a single round fired into the night can travel far and endanger innocent lives. Safety experts warn:
- Bullets don’t stop at property lines. Firing into the air or toward buildings risks striking homes blocks away.
- Secure storage matters. Many shootings involving homes begin with careless gun handling.
- Report suspicious activity. If you hear gunfire, notifying authorities immediately may help trace incidents before evidence disappears.
For this family, the terrifying reality is clear: a child’s room became a target through no fault of her own. Deputies are continuing to investigate the source of the gunfire.
