On Monday, January 1, 2018 at approximately 11:16 am Fitchburg Police Officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of Smithfield Circle for a report of a home struck by a stray bullet. Officers located a bullet hole in an exterior wall and learned the bullet went through a headboard of bed where a adult female and child were sleeping. The bullet then struck a VCR on a dresser and was eventually located inside an interior wall. No one was injured in the incident.
At approximately 12:23 am on January 1, 2018 Fitchburg Police Officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of King James Way for a report of shots fired, however nothing was located at that time. The incident is still under investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Fitchburg Police Department at (608) 270-4300 or Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014.
Prepared by: Sergeant Pete Johnston
Case #: FP18-0000024