BELCHERTOWN, Mass. - Belchertown Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Northwestern District Attorney's Office are collaboratively investigating the origin of multiple wayward bullets which struck several homes on Mountain View Drive within the past year.
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- Belchertown Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Northwestern District Attorney's Office are collaboratively investigating the origin of multiple wayward bullets which struck several homes on Mountain View Drive within the past year.
- Belchertown Police say the most recent incident happened on March 29th, where an errant bullet hit a residence on Mountain View Drive, shattering a sliding glass door.
- A similar incident occured in June of last year where the glass door on the front of a nearby house on Mountain View Drive was struck and shattered by a bullet.
- Belchertown police say they have obtained the names of the people who were at the Granby Bow and Gun Club on March 29th and are condcuting interviews.
The area is located along the Belchertown/Granby line and is about one mile away from the Granby Bow and Gun Club.
We spoke with a long time local resident near the gun club who says changes to the business in the last 10 years have played a factor.
"It was completely quiet here every day of the week. You could hear the birds, it's really nice and quiet," said Granby Resident Jane LaBorde. "And then all of the sudden a long range was put in across the street and then we started hearing a lot of loud ammunition going off and constant firing of weapon”
Belchertown Police say the most recent incident happened on March 29th, where an errant bullet hit a residence on Mountain View Drive, shattering a sliding glass door.
A similar incident occured in June of last year where the glass door on the front of a nearby house on Mountain View Drive was struck and shattered by a bullet.
Police say no one was injured in either incident.
LaBorde said she and other neighbors have advocated for years to have changes made to the gun club.
"We don't think the club went through the proper procedures for doing the range," LaBorde said. "They were under the assumption that it was under the grandfather clause and we were under the assumption that it wasn't and the town fought it to and we won all the way up to the appeal on that issue."
Spectrum News did reach out to the Granby Bow and Gun Club but did not hear back.
Belchertown police say they have obtained the names of the people who were at the club on March 29th and are condcuting interviews.
LaBorde said she hopes the investigation will lead to changes.
"Well, I hope they’ll do the right thing to protect the property owners of which are facing the end of the range," she said. "Of which the bullets are going into their properties. Because it’s not good.”