Bullets Fired at Two Homes in Dumfries, Joins 16 Other Recent Cases

DUMFRIES, VA — Seemingly random gunshots into or at homes continue to spook Prince William County residents, with two residences hit Sunday but with no injuries, according to Prince William County Police.

Shortly before 11 a.m., police responded to a call in the 3300 block of Vineland Place, where the home owner said his residence had been struck by a bullet sometime between midnight and 7:30 a.m. Police found a bullet hole in the kitchen window and say the bullet lodged in an interior wall.

A second hole was found in the outside paneling, and further investigation found that a nearby residence also had been hit in its outside paneling.

At least 18 Prince William County homes have been shot into or at this year, according to WJLA.com.

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