Near Miss As Gunfire Enters House Near Sleeping Man: Police

New Rochelle NY

21 June, 2021

1:21 PM

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A man is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a bullet entered his home this weekend, New Rochelle police said. Early Sunday morning, a man who lives on Drake Avenue called police to report that a window in his house was broken by what he believed was a gunshot. Investigators later discovered that a bullet had entered the home, through a living room window, close to where the man had been sleeping when he heard the sound of glass breaking. Police say a single round was recovered from the residence. The slug appears to be a 9mm according to authorities. Anyone with information about this incident is being urged to call New Rochelle Police at 914-654-2300.