Tuesday, June 16, turned frightening in a hurry for one Berea resident when a bullet suddenly tore through the bedroom drywall of a Sonora Court home, startling the person inside and leaving a hole in the wall. The resident later found the round lying in a hallway just outside the bedroom, told reporters it was still hot when he picked it up, and then called the police.
Berea officers canvassed the Sonora Court area and expanded their search to nearby Woodmere Road and Wallace Drive. According to police, the search turned up no evidence, and dispatch did not receive any other calls reporting gunfire. Detectives have opened an investigation and are working to figure out where the shot came from, according to Cleveland.com.
Stray Round Underscores Risk to People at Home
It is not yet clear whether the round was fired directly at the house or traveled from somewhere else, but bullets that end up in the walls of occupied homes are a well-known and unpredictable hazard. Data compiled by the Gun Violence Archive and cited by regional public media show that Northeast Ohio continues to log a relatively high number of shooting incidents compared with national averages, according to Ideastream.
Detectives Ask Neighbors to Speak Up
Investigators are asking anyone who heard or saw anything unusual in the Sonora Court area on June 16 to contact the Berea Police Department with tips. No arrests have been reported so far as detectives continue to follow leads and work to trace where the shot originated, as reported by Cleveland.com.
