BRIDPORT, Vt. (AP) - Vermont State Police are investigating the report of a gunshot that hit a home in Bridport.
The victim said a bullet had gone through a second-floor window and lodged in a wall in his home office on Wednesday. No one was injured.
The victim told police that there is a large coyote problem in the area and that a hunter may have been responsible for the shooting.
Authorities say an unidentified white male had stopped on Swinton Road and fired several shots in the direction of the residence. Police say the shooter was driving a green Subaru station wagon.
Police are urging hunters to use firearms responsibly. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call state police.
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