BLOOMFIELD, Conn — Police tracked a suspect using footprints in the snow early Tuesday after shots were fired into a home.
At 12:45 a.m. residents of a home on Allen Road called to report that their home had been shot. Police found a single gunshot had gone through a bedroom window and continued through the bedroom wall before becoming lodged in an adjoining bathroom.
Officers found a 9mm shell casing in Pershing Park which is next to the home where there were footprints in the freshly fallen snow that led to a home on East Harold Street.
When officers arrived at that home, they obtained a search and seizure warrant and seized a fully loaded Glock 19 stolen out of Vermont with an extended ammunition magazine. The pistol had an aftermarket accessory attached converting the semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic firing weapon. In addition, over 100 rounds of ammunition were also seized. The investigation of the incident by the Detective Unit led to the arrest of:
Devonte Pipkin Jr., 18, of Bloomfield was charged with Illegal Possession of a Machine Gun, Illegal Discharge of a Firearm, Carrying a Pistol Without a Permit and Reckless Endangerment Second Degree. He was held on $800,000 surety bond.
Doug Stewart is the Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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