The boy’s parents were also awakened by the explosion caused by the bullet, which pierced the window before ending up in their son’s wardrobe.
A sudden awakening, and a tragedy narrowly avoided. This is what this family living in the town of Varenne-Changy, in the Loiret, will be able to tell.
On the night of Monday May 8 to Tuesday May 9, shortly before 1 a.m., a sudden detonation from their son’s room woke up Gwendoline and her husband, as the daily recounts. The Republic of the Center.
“We heard the sound of the tile exploding. We went outside because we thought a stone had been thrown. My husband took the car to see if he found anyone around,” says the mother. of the young boy.
Upon entering the bedroom, the parents find a pile of broken glass on the floor. The window is broken and has a circular impact. While making sure that their son is well, Gwendoline and her husband continue to search for the causes of the explosion of the window.
They then find, in the boy’s cupboard, a hole in the axis of the one observed in the window. This is where the bullet ended its course.
Ballistic analyzes pending
During the night, the boy’s parents and neighbors assured law enforcement that five shots were heard.
If the gendarmerie brigade of Châtillon-Coligny (Loiret) has opened an investigation for endangering the lives of others, no suspect has yet been arrested. A ballistic analysis must also be carried out in order to determine the weapon used as well as the potential position of the shooter when the trigger is released.
“We went door to door. (…) There was no authorized hunting that night. I inquired with the town hall. It would be a 16 mm bullet for big game”, explained the mother of the family to the Central Republic.
If he was not injured by the shot, the young boy was relatively upset by this sudden awakening. “My 11-year-old son doesn’t talk about it, but it works for him,” assured the mother to the Orleans daily. The boy’s little sister is also marked by the facts.
Without much hope, Gwendoline would like the authorities to succeed in “finding the author” because “the next time the tragedy cannot be avoided”.
