The state police in Clearfield are investigating multiple incidents involving a gun or guns that occurred in Houtzdale and Smithmill.
According to police, one incident occurred in Houtzdale at an apartment building on Hannah Street on July 4 between 1 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Police said that someone shot through the bedroom window with an unknown caliber weapon. The person then fled the scene undetected using an unknown manner of travel.
The second incident occurred in Houtzdale on Ginter/Morann Highway on July 4 between 2 a.m. and 9 a.m. According to police, someone shot an unknown caliber weapon into a Springfield, WV woman’s unoccupied Ford Explorer. The person then fled the scene undetected using an unknown manner of travel.
The third incident occurred on July 4 at a residence in Smithmill at 5:05 a.m. Police said someone shot an unknown caliber weapon into the victim’s residence through a bedroom window. The round went through the window, the bedroom wall and lodged into the back wall of the victim’s residence. The person then fled undetected using an unknown manner of travel.
Anyone with information on these incidents is urged to contact the state police in Clearfield at 814-857-3800.