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Roseville party crasher points gun at neighbor, fires into air

Published: Monday, Jul. 28, 2008

Police say a man who was turned away at a party in Roseville early Sunday pointed a handgun at a neighbor and also fired three shots into the air.

Officers said they received no reports of people or property being struck by the falling bullets, though police stress the risks of firing into the air.

On July 1, a 7-year-old girl was struck in the head in Sacramento by a falling bullet after someone fired a shot into the sky. Doctors successfully removed the bullet and the girl has been recovering.

In the Roseville incident, which occurred at 2:29 a.m., several people drove to the 7200 block of Roycroft Drive and tried to attend a house party, said police spokeswoman Dee Dee Gunther.

A fight broke out, and the party host was punched in the face, suffering minor injuries, she said.

The man with the gun fired one shot into the air, Gunther said. When a neighbor came out and asked him what he was doing, the man pointed the gun at him and then fired two more shots into the air, she said.

The people who attempted to crash the party then left, she said.

The armed man was described as an African American in his 20s, about 5 feet, 10 inches and weighing about 190 pounds. He wore a white shirt with silver lettering, a light-colored hat, jean shorts or pants and black shoes, police said.

The man drove away in a black, late 1990s Plymouth four-door sedan.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (916) 774-5070.


Call The Bee's Art Campos, (916) 773-2825.

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