BARRINGTON, N.H. — A man in Barrington, N.H. says his family has been dodging bullets in their own home.
Noah Blanchard lives next to 23-acres of undeveloped land and said someone was shooting off a handgun there, when a shot hit his house.
His wife had just left home for Boston when the shot hit the wall in the couple's bedroom -- right where she might have been standing if she were home. %
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On the home surveillance camera you can see Noah working in his yard when the shots ring out. He takes cover by getting down.
"It wasn't a big deal at first, then I started hearing the bullets go through the trees and leaves above my head," Blanchard said.
After checking on his pets, he realized the bullets weren't just close by. One of them came through his bedroom wall.
“It went all the way through the exterior wall and then lodged itself in the hallway," Blanchard explained.
Police found the shooter down a dirt road, about 300 yards away from Blanchard’s house.
“This was not intentional, it was not a drive by shooting of any type. This person just literally started target practice,” Barrington Police Chief Robert Williams said.
The 28-year-old was firing his handgun on property that he was legally okay to be on. In New Hampshire there are many large properties where people target shoot or hunt.
"I would encourage anyone if they don't want anyone on their property to post it legally," Chief Williams said.
Blanchard, an avid target shooter and hunter himself, hopes this reminds all gun owners to take those extra steps.
“The minute he figured out there were houses down range and he hit someone’s house, he was very, very sorry,” said Blanchard.
The 28 year-old who was target shooting could face a criminal charge. He did tell Noah he wanted to pay for all the damages to his house.