Rohnert Park police say an interrupted car burglary led to gunfire

Shots were fired in Rohnert Park after a car burglary was interrupted, authorities said.

According to a news release, a 911 caller at 4:01 a.m. reported that when a resident interrupted two people trying to break into a vehicle on Barbi Lane, one of the fleeing suspects fired a gun.

Rohnert Park public safety officials found evidence that a firearm had been discharged near the vehicle, the news release said. They also heard that a bullet had apparently struck a house on nearby Beverly Drive. It is believed the bullet was fired during the Barbi Lane incident.

No one was hurt or injured, the news release said.

The incident is under investigation. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Rohnert Park Public Safety Detective Felicity Hartnett at 707-588-3516 about case #24-3325.

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