Crime & Safety
Man Fires Shot Into Neighbor's Apartment While Cleaning Gun
An Arlington man was arrested after he accidentally fired a shot into his neighbor's apartment while cleaning his gun, police said.
ARLIGNTON, VA — An Arlington man was arrested after he accidentally fired a shot into his neighbor's apartment while cleaning his gun in Ballston, police said.
Alexander Kreitler, 28, was arrested and charged with Discharging a Firearm into an Occupied Building.
Police said the incident happened at about 12:51 a.m. April 27 in the 3900 block of Fairfax Dr.
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A victim told police she heard a loud noise inside of her residence and located a small hole in an interior wall and a metallic object.
Detectives determined Kreitler was cleaning his weapon when he "allegedly discharged the weapon from inside of a neighboring apartment, resulting in the damage to the victim’s residence," police said.
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