LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – There will be no charges against a man who accidentally shot a bullet through the roof of a house in southern Alberta.
Police have determined the stray bullet came from a fish and game range near Lethbridge, where two men were target shooting with pistols last month.
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The bullet cleared the safety berm when one of the men inadvertently fired the pistol while the barrel was pointed upwards.
Officers were called to a north-side home where the residents heard a bang, found a hole in their ceiling and a bullet on the floor.
No one was injured.
Police say the men at the range co-operated completely and the man’s actions have been deemed non-criminal.
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