Bullet holes in rental

[Kevin O'Brien]

On Wednesday evening I get a text from one of my favorite tenants up until now that there's some cracking in some of the drywall in the ceiling. No big deal as long as there's no damage to the roof I think, as this is a very minor cosmetic issue. Orange peel can dry out and crack over time. When I show up yesterday evening to inspect the problem and check for water damage etc. I am pointed toward the fresh bullet hole in the living room wall and asked if I thought it was a bullet hole. Well, yes it sure does look to be a bullet hole. Not only one in the living room with another hole in the back of the house where the bullet kept going but a second bullet hole in her sons bedroom pointed toward the floor where he sleeps.

At first I though well damn I guess this area is a little more ghetto that I originally thought. But after looking outside I noticed a security camera pointed toward the street and front of the house. I am fairly sure this camera has been there for at least a year so it should have caught whatever occurred. When the tenant brought it up she seemed very nonchalant about the whole thing. If this happened to me with a camera my first call would be the police department. I feel like the real reason I was called were the bullet holes as the ceiling was fine. Up until now they have been model tenants that were properly screened. I am worried the 17ish year old son has gotten himself caught up in some unwanted trouble. Is it me or does a completely random drive by on a quiet residential street seem suspicious? The fact that she didn't call me or the cops when it happened lead me to feel like I am being BS'ed. 

Anyone have any recommendations on how to proceed? I planned on pointing out these inconsistencies when I go back to seal the two bullet holes. I know there's a fine line between making unproven accusations and pointing out inconsistencies that may in the end put her on guard and hopefully prevent future incidents like this. The only other time something like this has happened to us was several years ago in a section 8 house in the ghetto where the son who grew up in the house turned to be a gangbanger. 

[Nathan Gesner]

The fact that the bullet traveled from front to back also demonstrates it was from the outside.

When a mother discovers two bullet holes, doesn't review the camera footage, doesn't call the police, and acts like it's not a big deal, then I would be concerned. I would call the police and report it to see if they'll investigate. Maybe they can talk to the neighbors and find someone that heard the shots and can identify when it happened.