BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A Bellingham man is in jail after police say he fired almost 30 shots from a rifle in a Northwest Bellingham neighborhood.
Police Lieutenant Claudia Murphy says 911 calls from the area around 2700 block of West Maplewood Avenue reported gunshots just after 2 a.m. Sunday, August 15th.
Officers also heard the shots and responded, finding 27 shell casings from uncommon rifle ammunition along the street.
A white Dodge SUV was reported in the vicinity of the shots and officers saw the a vehicle matching the description parked at the Maplewood Junction Apartments.
Guillermo Vieyra-Salas was getting out of the vehicle but denied having been driving around.
Officers found the engine warm and saw a pistol and casings from similar rifle rounds inside.
A search warrant also found Vieyra-Salas in possession of 25 grams of cocaine and officers arrested him.
No one was hurt in the shootings.