A 33-year-old Alexandria man is facing a felony charge after allegedly shooting a gun in his Landmark area apartment last month.
The man was arrested Feb. 13 and charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm in an occupied building, in connection to an overnight incident reported at his residence in the 100 block of S. Van Dorn Street.
The incident occurred in a fourth floor apartment at around 1 a.m. Feb. 13. Later that day, a man told police that he had heard a loud bang in a neighboring apartment before going to bed. The neighbor was getting ready for work the next morning when he discovered “what he believed to be a hole from a bullet in the door to the second bedroom that was currently unoccupied,” according to the affidavit.
The bullet had traveled to a bathroom and destroyed the mirror above the sink, the neighbor said.
The suspect told an Alexandria Police Department officer that his gun and ammunition weren’t in his apartment, but in his car, which he said was parked at a friend’s house in Annandale. Police later found that the suspect was approved for a firearm purchase on Jan. 24 from a Springfield shop, according to the affidavit.
Unlawfully discharging a firearm in an occupied building is a Class 6 felony, punishable by one to to five years in prison or up to 12 months in jail and a fine of up to $2,500.
The suspect was released the same day on a $2,500 unsecured bond, according to the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office. He makes an appearance in court on March 20.
