New Year's Eve bullet comes through Cape Breton family's home

'I just sort of picked it up to be sure of what I was seeing'

CBC NewsErin Pottie

A Sydney Mines, N.S., woman is warning others about the danger of firing guns into the air after a stray bullet came through her family's roof on New Year's Eve.

Sherry Ramsey said she and her family had gathered in the kitchen at around midnight for the celebratory countdown to ring in 2025. When she went into her bedroom about a half-hour later, she noticed small bits of drywall and debris all over her bed.

After searching around, she found a hole in her ceiling and a bullet lying near a pillow…

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Mark Floerke Follow Me
So glad to read no one was injured. This stupidity could have had a very tragic ending. If Ms. Ramsey were in bed at the time, there may have been sufficient velocity left that it might have killed her or caused serious injury. As Canadians and Cape Bretoners we are better than this.

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