Cause for concern
Elderly resident shaken by the incident
Elderly Truro resident shocked, shaken after finding a bullet hole in the outer pane of glass in her bedroom window.
An elderly Truro woman thought she was living in a quiet neighbourhood until someone shot into her bedroom window during the weekend.
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, is in her 90s and has been a resident of the east end for decades. Her closest neighbours are longtime friends and she has always felt safe until recently.
“Last night I couldn’t sleep,” she said on Monday. “I kept thinking somebody might be out there with a gun.”
She got up around 7 a.m. Sunday and had breakfast before going back to her bedroom to open the blind.
“That’s when I saw, to my horror, a bullet hole,” she said. “I told my husband, ‘I think somebody shot at my window.’ I showed him the bullet was lying between the panes of glass, and that window is just inches from the bed.”
Truro police said testing is being done to determine the calibre and no reports of similar occurrences have been reported. No one reported hearing a gunshot and the residents didn’t hear the window break.
The woman said police were quick to respond when called and were very helpful, driving by often the following night.
The damaged window faces a nearby home.
“We have very kind, helpful neighbours and, up until then, we thought we were in a quiet, peaceful area,” she added. “That’s all been taken away by some character.”
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Truro Police at 902-895-5351 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, by texting TIP202 + a message to ‘CRIMES’ (274637) or by secure online tips at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.