Yes, you read that right...I had a horrible night last night when I went to go to bed and saw that there was drywall all over my bed...after a short investigation, Jeremy and I realized that there was a bullet hole in the wall next to my side of the bed. It traveled across our bed and exited the wall directly behind the door, pierced the metal of the circuit box and exited the back of the house, just barely missing our electrical boxes outside. Jeremy was furious needless to say. He was out the door and down to the neighbors house within seconds, telling me that he would not stand for someone to put his wife and unborn son in danger.
I called the sheriffs department, and that just seemed like a waste of time. There was nothing they could do, and the cop basically said we got what we got because of where we live. That upsets me. I mean, dont I deserve to be safe regardless of where I live?
Our neighbor was target practicing yesterday, but he said he didnt shoot in our direction, but I am not so sure. He could have done it and not realized it. I dont know...its just terrifying...if I had been in that bed, that bullet would have struck me...or Jeremy...and either one of us could be dead. I feel sick just thinking about it.
By the time the cop left, and we got the bed blankets changed over, it was 2 and I was exhausted. But I still couldnt sleep...I dont feel safe in my own house now. I worry about my cats and my dogs and my husband. I havent even wanted to figure out what of my clothes, if any, have bullet holes in them.
Jeremy called the homeowners insurance today, and they are supposed to send out an adjustor, and we will go from there when it comes to repairs. I am pretty sure the outside will have to be fixed because the insulation is now exposed. I am not too concerned about the inside walls right now, just the outside. But I want them fixed eventually as well, given the fact that laying in bed, the bullet hole is eye level with me, and I start to feel like I am staring the barrel of a gun.
And Muff must have been in the bed. Hes been acting traumetized since last night when I got home from work. I was only home a few minutes, and I didnt go back in my room, so I didnt find it until 10:30 last night.
Part of me hopes it was the neighbor and that when Jeremy told him that a bullet travelled across our bed that it scared him enough to make him think twice about shooting period.
I dont know...I am pretty shaken up...and now I have to find someone to give me an estimate on what it would cost to fix it...what a nightmare....
2 comments:
Wow. That is really scary. And the police should have a least written a report about it. I can easily see how this could effect how comfortable you feal in your house.
What if Lucas was here and that was his room? It doesn't seem right that there's nothing the authorities can do. I would call Wavy TV 10, they love doing stories like this!
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