Sunday, December 8, 2013

Lawful PA Gun Owner Shoots Through the Floor - Almost Hits a Kid - Gets Arrested


Charges are pending against a Sherman Hills resident who accidentally fired a pistol early Wednesday and nearly shot a sleeping child, according to Wilkes-Barre police.

Terrance Jones, of Building 320, is facing reckless endangerment charges after the shot was fired in Building 308 about 3:15 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers were called to the scene for a report of a gunshot coming through the floor of apartment 423, according to police.

The victim, Travis Trammell, who lives below apartment 423, told police a bullet came through his ceiling nearly hitting his sleeping daughter, police said. No injuries were reported.

Police recovered a spent bullet from the room and identified Jones as a suspect. Police searched the area around the buildings for Jones and the weapon, but were unsuccessful, police said.

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