New Westminster police are investigating after a woman came home to find a bullet hole in her patio window.
Officers were called to an apartment in the 200 block of Salter Street on Thursday afternoon after a woman reported a bullet hole in her patio window, according to a media release from New Westminster police.
Investigators have determined that the shot was fired sometime during the day, while no one was in the suite. According to Staff Sgt. Paul Hyland, investigators do not believe the current tenants of the apartment were the intended target as they have no history with police and only recently moved into the building.
“This kind of incident is of great concern to us,” Hyland said in a release. “And while we are unable to definitely say what the motive was behind it, we are confident that the current occupants of the residence were not the intended targets.”
The bullet, which was located in the apartment, was seized by investigators and is being analyzed by the forensic unit.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Const. Leigh Hodak at 604-525-5411 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
