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No suppression fire?

 

[makeithappen]

He should still pay for damages...

He should but he's obviously a low life with zero respect or concern for others and the sheriff isn't concerned with handing out lessons.

 

[securitysix]

I'm glad you and your family are safe. I agree with others here: pursue it to whatever end you possibly can. At this point it sounds like insurance is your last hope.

I hear my neighbors shooting from time to time. I've had conversations with most of them about it and what I tell them is "I don't mind you shooting if you're shooting in a safe direction. If your bullets start coming toward my house, you're going to receive return fire." Every one of them has said they understand completely and then given me a good idea of where they're shooting from and to. They all have good backstops and none of them are pointing it in the actual direction of my house.

 

[DRC458]

Thank God you are all OK. This could have been a real disaster. There could have been more than one of you killed. For sure, follow up with the insurance angle. At the very least, he needs to have a claim filed against his policy for damages. His insurance carrier might not think this was such a minor incident. Pursue whatever remedies might be available. It probably will happen again, and who knows what the outcome will be next time.

 

[Hoov]

So he lied to an officer and admitted negligence? The "law" in your hood may not go after him (probably his BIL), but a civil case ain't out of the realm. Follow the insurance case.

 

[Glocktogo]

He should but he's obviously a low life with zero respect or concern for others and the sheriff isn't concerned with handing out lessons.

Considering how poorly the Sheriff's office handled this, you need to do a couple of things to legally and physically protect yourself. You absolutely need to call your homeowner's policy issuer tomorrow and explain the entire situation in detail. Ask them to file on his homeowner's policy for the damages. Next, contact an attorney and have him issue a cease and desist letter to the property owner regarding his reckless endangerment of your family, and instructing him to never shoot in the direction of your property again. Photos of the damage he (or his invited guest) caused should be included for effect. That way if he ever does it again, you'll have ample grounds to sue him in court.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'd think he has grounds to sue now with the obvious damage to the home, and the police report that says it came from his property. He even admitted fault. A law suit would bring out the fallacy of the one named perp.

I'm going to say it since nobody else has......its real obvious that the lack of willingness to investigate this might point to the shooter being a relative or something of a person in the Department. Maybe not, but something stinks in the summary dismissal of charges. A good attorney that is licensed in your county, yet lives in another might be in order.

 

[doctorjj]

I'd think he has grounds to sue now with the obvious damage to the home, and the police report that says it came from his property. He even admitted fault. A law suit would bring out the fallacy of the one named perp.

I'm going to say it since nobody else has......its real obvious that the lack of willingness to investigate this might point to the shooter being a relative or something of a person in the Department. Maybe not, but something stinks in the summary dismissal of charges. A good attorney that is licensed in your county, yet lives in another might be in order.

I agree!

 

[swampratt]

I would go introduce myself. he may not be all that bad of a person.. just could be a bit uneducated in the way a stray bullet flies.

See if he has some way of making a higher or better back stop, possibly help him make it if he or you have a tractor with the tools to do it.
Tell him you would like him to meet your wife and say he is sorry for the accident.. and pay for the bricks.

When I messed up and backed into a friends girl friends car i fessed up and paid it out of pocket.. it was only 800 bucks and i told her take it to the chevy dealership to have it fixed.

Someone dropped the ball on the move in deal.
When i move into a new place i go talk to all my closest neighbors. or if a new family moves in i go talk to them.

You need to know who and what you are dealing with.
Meeting him may calm your nerves also.

 

[makeithappen]

Given the looks of his property and likely demeanor, I'm not approaching him, on his property. His house is not in our neighborhood. Our house is on the outer edge of the neighborhood. I'm very good about meeting our actual neighbors and speaking with them regularly. Here's an idea of what I'm dealing with. My house is in NW side of this picture, where the measure line starts.



I called insurance. They said that I'm liable for my deductible. Anything over that, they could try and go after the guy for. I'm going to have a roofer inspect the shingles to insure I don't have a problem there, but two bricks won't make the claim even feasible. I'm all around disappointed that this falls on me, because of someone else's irresponsibility.