Bullet Blasts Over Highway, Through Occupied Home
Police: Man Was Shooting At Passing Car In Trailer Park
Updated: 10:09 AM MDT May 6, 2004
A stray bullet traveled more than a mile across a highway into an Albuquerque family's home, barely missing a mother.One of six rounds fired from an AK-47 traveled from San Pedro and Karlson across Interstate 25, to a home just west of the frontage road.A stray bullet came flying through Jo Williams' home Monday night, and one wall didn't stop the round."A plate was on the wall here and it came flying off," Williams said. The bullet came within inches of Williams' daughter's face."It missed her by a hair's breath," Williams said. "It was very frightening -– a miracle, even."The bullet is still lodged in the wall just under her grandson's picture. Williams said it was loud, as if the round were fired off in her own living room.The police, Williams said, got to her house in about four minutes, but that's because officers were just east of her home, across I-25 at a trailer. They were answering a shots fired call.Jesse Mann, 22, was arrested for shooting six rounds from an AK-47.Police say he was shooting at people in a passing car, who had yelled obscenities at him."It's a very powerful weapon, it penetrates vehicles, can do damage to homes, and to the human body," said Trish Ahrensfield of APD.Williams is thankful that didn't happen, but can only imagine the damage."By the grace of God, no one got hurt," she said.Mann is charged with shooting at an occupied dwelling, which is a felony.
A stray bullet traveled more than a mile across a highway into an Albuquerque family's home, barely missing a mother.
One of six rounds fired from an AK-47 traveled from San Pedro and Karlson across Interstate 25, to a home just west of the frontage road.
A stray bullet came flying through Jo Williams' home Monday night, and one wall didn't stop the round.
"A plate was on the wall here and it came flying off," Williams said.
The bullet came within inches of Williams' daughter's face.
"It missed her by a hair's breath," Williams said. "It was very frightening -– a miracle, even."
The bullet is still lodged in the wall just under her grandson's picture. Williams said it was loud, as if the round were fired off in her own living room.
The police, Williams said, got to her house in about four minutes, but that's because officers were just east of her home, across I-25 at a trailer. They were answering a shots fired call.
Jesse Mann, 22, was arrested for shooting six rounds from an AK-47.
Police say he was shooting at people in a passing car, who had yelled obscenities at him.
"It's a very powerful weapon, it penetrates vehicles, can do damage to homes, and to the human body," said Trish Ahrensfield of APD.
Williams is thankful that didn't happen, but can only imagine the damage.
"By the grace of God, no one got hurt," she said.
Mann is charged with shooting at an occupied dwelling, which is a felony.