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Jacksonville dad finds bullet lodged in roof above daughter's bedroom

A local father contacted Action News Jax after finding a bullet lodged in his roof while he was putting up his Christmas decorations over the weekend.

"I was putting up Christmas lights on the roof and I noticed something sticking out of one of the shingles," says Raul Patton.

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Patton said finding the bullet was a little frightening considering the fact that his 6-year-old daughter sleeps close by.

"I found the bullet directly over her bedroom, which is pretty concerning to say the least," says Patton.

Patton said a neighbor a few blocks away had something similar happen at his home nearly a year ago.

"There was a bullet hole through the roof of his shed, and it actually penetrated the shed and went through a couple of his surfboards," said Patton.

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Patton said he can only speculate about what may have happened.

"Based on how I found the bullet and the way it was, it had a downward angle into the roof, I would imagine that there are people during holidays like Independence Day or maybe New Year's, people go outside and shoot guns," says Patton.

A spokesperson with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says that filing a police report about something like this could be helpful, especially if there could be a possible trend.

JSO wouldn't be able to put those pieces together without being notified.

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Posted by Action News Jax on Monday, December 5, 2016