Police Investigate Bullet Lodged in Bedroom Wall

Police were called Sunday afternoon to a home on West 174th Street in , where a resident found a bullet lodged in a wall behind a picture frame.

A 23-year-old daughter living in a second-story bedroom of the home found the bullet behind a picture that she removed from the wall. She said she placed the frame there in March and at the time, there was no damage behind it, according to the report.

"The bullet, which was possibly a .45 caliber, appears to be in very good condition," an officer wrote, in the report, after investigating the incident around 1:30 p.m. "It may suggest it traveled a distance before striking the residence."

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A 34-year-old woman who shared the bedroom with the 23-year-old told police she is in the middle of a divorce but her husband does not own a weapon and proceedings have been cordial. She said she did not believe he would ever fire a gun at the bedroom.

An evidence technician said the bullet entered the home at only a very slight angle. Its trajectory from the outside wall to the inside wall was nearly level, according to the report.

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