Bethesda man reports shot fired through a bedroom window, while retiree considers migrating because of safety concerns

Another shooting incident is being investigated, this time an
occurrence at the home of a Bethesda man.
 
Reports say that a sergeant reported the matter to the Freetown
Police Station on behalf of the victim, who claimed that a shot had
been fired through a window at his home.

Officers reportedly went to Bethesda to make inquiries into the
report. There, the alleged victim told them he had been awakened
by a loud noise at about 10:45 p.m.
 

When he went to check, he realized that there was a bullet hole in a
northeastern bedroom window.
 
Officers observed what, indeed, appeared to be a bullet hole in the
window frame from which the glass had been shattered. Allegedly,
the bullet was lodged in the ceiling of the bedroom.
 
A search for any suspicious person reportedly was carried out, but
no one was found.

Meanwhile, fearful residents are asking “where all these guns are
coming from” and calling on Minister of Public Safety Sir Steadroy
Benjamin – as well as Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney – to be
more proactive.

“People are not safe leaving their business place. They’re not safe in
their own homes,” a distressed retiree tells REAL News. “Where the
Police? They need to be more visible! They need to be seen in order
to prevent these shootings, and not just show up after,” she
complains.

The woman says she is seriously considering leaving Antigua for a
European country where she feels safer, because the local situation
appears to be hopeless.