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Celebratory gunfire strikes home near Apache Junction, Pinal County Sheriff's Office says
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Just after midnight on New Year's Day, a resident living near Apache Junction heard something strike his home he assumed was fireworks.
"The following morning he discovered a hole in the ceiling of his bedroom closet, and a bullet on the floor," according to a Facebook post by Pinal County Sheriff's Office, @PinalCountySO.
"This act of celebratory gunfire caused hundreds of dollars in damage to the man's home, and potentially put lives at risk," PCSO said.
Firing a gun randomly into the air has been a felony in Arizona since 2000, with the passing of "Shannon's Law." The law was created after teenager Shannon Smith was killed by a stray bullet in 1999, PCSO said.
"Owning a gun is of course our constitutional right, but it comes with a great amount of responsibility," PCSO Sheriff Mark Lamb said in the post. "Firing a weapon at random into the air is irresponsible, illegal, and very dangerous. This could have had a tragic result. We are happy there were no injuries in this case."
