My neighbor shot a hole through my bedroom wall....

[csipple1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Califrornia

I live in an apartment complex where my neighbor and I share a bedroom wall. According to the police, he was cleaning a rifle in his bedroom when the gun accidentally discharged. The bullet traveled through my wall while I was laying in bed watching television. The bullet passed three feet from where I was laying and exited through the opposite wall. I was not sure if there had been a homicide, suicide, or just an accidental shooting. The individual responsible did not alert the police nor did he make any attempt to ascertain whether anyone in my apartment had been injured. Shortly after the gun discharged, he and his girlfriend left for several hours. The police broke down their door to find a roomate alone in their second bedroom playing video games. The roomate claimed to be unaware of any gunshot and stated that the individual responsible had not mentioned anything to him about the gun accidentally discharging. If you get in a car accident and flee the see it is a crime. Is the same true in this case? Do I need to seek legal representation in the matter?

 

[justalayman]

leaving does not increase his crimes and I see no reason you would need a lawyer. At most, you are a witness to the gun being fired.

 

[Antigone*]

Actually, Just he did not see the neighbor do anything at all, unless he can see through walls.

 

[justalayman]

Actually, Just he did not see the neighbor do anything at all, unless he can see through walls.

Did I say he was a witness to WHO fired the shot?

I don't think so

He can attest to a gun being fired though, or at least what he believed to be a gun being fired and with the bullet holes, it would tend to support his belief it was actually a gun being fired.

 

[KingFahad]

Thank God that nobody was injured.