Mystery New Year’s Eve boom was bullet leaving hole in woman’s windshield
By Rian Stockett
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HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local woman found out that a loud boom on New Year’s Eve wasn’t caused by fireworks.
When Toni Constantino walked around her house to find out what the sound was, she didn’t notice the hole in her windshield at first.
It wasn’t until the next day when her wife got into the truck and found a bullet sitting in the passenger seat.
“Then she looks up, and she’s like, oh my god, and she sees the windshield, which had this big hole. And then we’ve had glass just everywhere, from literally front to back, and in everything,” said Constantino.
Constantino says someone from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office came out on New Year’s Day, but she didn’t feel like they took what happened seriously.
“I had to kind of encourage him to please write up a report and to take the bullet and do something with it, because I feel like there should be a traceable thing,” said Constantino.
News 13 reached out to the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, but the sheriff’s office declined an interview. The sheriff’s office did send News 13 a redacted report related to the incident, which said the case has since been closed.
Under case status, the document says “Closed by Other Means.”
News 13 responded to the sheriff’s office asking why the case was closed and what that meant. News 13 is still awaiting a reply.
Constantino said she’s feeling frustrated.
“(I’m) pretty mad because it makes you feel like they don’t care. You call them because that’s who we’re supposed to call, and they’re supposed to help keep us safe…if they won’t enforce the law what are we supposed to do?” she said.
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