Gunman fires shots at Arkansas home, strikes child’s window

BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. — Blytheville Police are looking for a gunman who fired photographs towards a room the place a toddler was mendacity in mattress.

A quiet night time rapidly turned horrifying as bullets flew exterior a Blytheville house. Police stated the capturing occurred on Jackson Road on Might 22.

The sufferer, a 67-year-old grandmother, informed us she was within the kitchen when photographs rang out.

“My grandbaby stated properly granny someone capturing. I see the smoke,” she stated “They shot a minimum of 4 or 5 instances.”

She didn’t need to be recognized however stated at that second all she might do was name police and pray.

“Praying, asking God for security. I do know I don’t have any enemies,” she stated

Investigators are calling the capturing a terroristic act towards property.

In keeping with the police report, bullets shattered a automotive window, hit the facet of the house, and traveled by means of the door of a storage space, putting a window the place the girl’s 11-year-old granddaughter was mendacity down.

The kid’s grandmother stated the incident shook her to the core.

Fortunately, she stated the bullet didn’t go all over.

“She terrified she stated Granny I by no means been so scared in my life,” she stated.

Not realizing if her house was focused, she stated shootings are widespread within the space.

“Police asking me did I’ve an altercation with someone. I stated I’m a peacemaker, not a peacebreaker,” she stated.

She believes town’s youth want actions to keep away from a summer time spike in crime.

“Apart from strolling the streets and carrying weapons, they want one thing constructive to do,” she stated.

Blytheville Police stated there is no such thing as a suspect info right now.