BELCHERTOWN, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — From the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office:
Authorities investigating wayward bullets hitting Belchertown homes
BELCHERTOWN — Authorities are seeking the public’s help with information related to bullets that
struck two homes on Mountain View Drive within the past year.
The most recent incident under investigation by Belchertown Police, Massachusetts State Police, and
the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office occurred last week, when an errant bullet struck a residence
on Mountain View Drive, shattering a sliding glass door. Nobody was injured in the incident.
The shooting occurred in the afternoon hours of Friday, March 29. The homeowners were home at the
time, but not in the room where the bullet struck. They contacted police after discovering a sliding glass
door had been completely shattered. Police recovered a projectile at the scene and submitted it to the
Massachusetts State Police Firearms Identification Section for analysis.
Previously, a wayward bullet struck a different residence on Mountain View Drive on June 27, 2023,
when a glass door on the front of a nearby house was struck and shattered by a bullet. In that incident,
nobody was struck or injured. The Belchertown Police investigated that incident in tandem with the
Granby Police Department and the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, but the origin of the bullet
could not be determined.
Mountain View Drive is located along the Belchertown/Granby town line, and is approximately one mile
east of the Granby Bow and Gun Club.
“These incidents have understandably caused the residents of this neighborhood a tremendous amount
of fear and concern for their safety,” said Belchertown Police Chief Kevin Pacunas. “We are doing
everything we can to determine where these errant bullets are coming from, and to prevent it from
happening again.”
Anyone with information pertaining to either of these incidents is encouraged to contact Sergeant
Robert Mann of the Belchertown Police Department at (413) 323-6685 ext. 279.