"A city resident accidentally fired a shot into the apartment of a family he shared a wall with, while cleaning his firearm, court records show. When police responded to a shots fired call at Arroyo Court on Feb. 28, they immediately noticed something else: the suspected shooter reeked of vodka, and there was apparently a good reason why. He admitted to drinking about 350 ml of Smirnoff that afternoon, authorities said in court records."
"The shooting occurred around 7 p.m., when the suspect's neighbor reported hearing a loud bang, then discovering a bullet-sized hole in the wall he shared with his neighbor. The projectile apparently went through the pantry and lodged into a wall, missing the married couple and their two children. The alleged shooter was cooperative with police, and explained that the shot went off while he was cleaning his gun."
"He inserted a loaded magazine into the pistol while keeping the trigger depressed. The shot ricocheted off his kitchen counter into his wall, he said, according to police. After the gun went off, he went next door to check on his neighbors, police said."
A 37-year-old Pleasanton resident discharged a firearm into an adjacent apartment on February 28 while cleaning his gun and under the influence of alcohol. The suspect had consumed approximately 350 ml of vodka before the incident. While handling the pistol, he inserted a loaded magazine with the trigger depressed, causing the weapon to fire. The bullet ricocheted off his kitchen counter, penetrated the shared wall through his neighbor's pantry, and lodged in an interior wall. The neighbors, a married couple with two children, were present but unharmed. The suspect cooperated with police and immediately checked on his neighbors after the discharge. He now faces a misdemeanor charge of negligently discharging a firearm.
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