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07-19-2005, 09:11 AM
What's THIS all about? (From today's Union Leader)
Five bullet holes found in the upstairs of Wolfeboro home
By CAROL CARTER
Union Leader Correspondent
WOLFEBORO — The house guest of a local family was asleep with her 3-year-old daughter when shots rang out and a bullet punctured the wall just inches above her bed early yesterday morning.
"It was definitely a miracle that nobody was hit," said Alana Harold, whose family moved to the home at 238 North Line Road about three months ago. She said there was a series of shots followed by another four shots in quick succession around 1 a.m. "It sounded like it was right outside our door. But we didn't hear a car or see any headlights."
Local and state police collected several .22-caliber shell casings from the road, but investigators aren't certain if the shots were fired from a vehicle or by someone on foot.
"There is no evidence that anyone was targeted," Police Chief Brian Black said. "This may have been a random act."
Lee Harold, who lives in the large Colonial with his wife, 3-year-old son and two daughters, 8 and 11, said his family and guests were badly shaken by the incident.
"My wife isn't sure it's safe to sleep here," he said last night.
Police found five small bullet holes upstairs in the house. One of those shots punctured the foyer wall at the top of the stairs, adjacent to the bedroom where the Harolds' 3-year-old son was asleep. Other occupants of the house included Harold's wife, their daughters and the mother of the house guest.
Police didn't find anything in the darkness after responding to the family's call for help. But shortly after 8 a.m., the Harolds discovered the five bullet holes. The police returned and began combing the scene for evidence.
Lee Harold had left about 6 a.m. for Manchester, where he is employed as a Mercedes-Benz technician. Soon after he arrived at work, his wife phoned, saying there were bullet holes in the walls. Harold rushed home to examine the damage.
"You wouldn't believe it. One shot went straight across the bed. If the bullet had been one inch lower, they would have been hit," Harold said of the house guest and her child.
With five vehicles parked in the driveway and nightlights illuminating the home's downstairs, the shooter must have known the house was occupied, Harold said.
He was baffled by the incident.
"We never had any problems here (in Wolfeboro) before," said Harold, who lived in the community about six years before moving to this new home off Route 28.
Local and state police gathered evidence that is being analyzed at the New Hampshire State Police Crime Lab. Black urges anyone with information to contact Wolfeboro Police at 569-1444.
"We will aggressively seek the person or persons responsible," Black said.
Five bullet holes found in the upstairs of Wolfeboro home
By CAROL CARTER
Union Leader Correspondent
WOLFEBORO — The house guest of a local family was asleep with her 3-year-old daughter when shots rang out and a bullet punctured the wall just inches above her bed early yesterday morning.
"It was definitely a miracle that nobody was hit," said Alana Harold, whose family moved to the home at 238 North Line Road about three months ago. She said there was a series of shots followed by another four shots in quick succession around 1 a.m. "It sounded like it was right outside our door. But we didn't hear a car or see any headlights."
Local and state police collected several .22-caliber shell casings from the road, but investigators aren't certain if the shots were fired from a vehicle or by someone on foot.
"There is no evidence that anyone was targeted," Police Chief Brian Black said. "This may have been a random act."
Lee Harold, who lives in the large Colonial with his wife, 3-year-old son and two daughters, 8 and 11, said his family and guests were badly shaken by the incident.
"My wife isn't sure it's safe to sleep here," he said last night.
Police found five small bullet holes upstairs in the house. One of those shots punctured the foyer wall at the top of the stairs, adjacent to the bedroom where the Harolds' 3-year-old son was asleep. Other occupants of the house included Harold's wife, their daughters and the mother of the house guest.
Police didn't find anything in the darkness after responding to the family's call for help. But shortly after 8 a.m., the Harolds discovered the five bullet holes. The police returned and began combing the scene for evidence.
Lee Harold had left about 6 a.m. for Manchester, where he is employed as a Mercedes-Benz technician. Soon after he arrived at work, his wife phoned, saying there were bullet holes in the walls. Harold rushed home to examine the damage.
"You wouldn't believe it. One shot went straight across the bed. If the bullet had been one inch lower, they would have been hit," Harold said of the house guest and her child.
With five vehicles parked in the driveway and nightlights illuminating the home's downstairs, the shooter must have known the house was occupied, Harold said.
He was baffled by the incident.
"We never had any problems here (in Wolfeboro) before," said Harold, who lived in the community about six years before moving to this new home off Route 28.
Local and state police gathered evidence that is being analyzed at the New Hampshire State Police Crime Lab. Black urges anyone with information to contact Wolfeboro Police at 569-1444.
"We will aggressively seek the person or persons responsible," Black said.