Juvenile fires shots inside a Murfreesboro home

On March 31, 2019, at approximately 4:12 a.m., Murfreesboro Police Officers responded to the 2000 block of Olympia Place in reference to a subject entering a home through a window, firing shots and then fleeing the scene.

The preliminary investigation reveals that a resident inside the home was awakened by a noise. After getting out of bed to check the noise, he saw a male juvenile standing outside his bedroom. The juvenile allegedly fired three shots and then climbed out of the same window.

Officers recovered a cell phone and a handgun at the scene.

The juvenile was later seen riding a bicycle near S. Rutherford Blvd. and Broad Street. He was taken in custody. Juvenile petitions have been obtained and the suspect was known by the victims. No one was injured during the incident.