State police from the Indiana barracks announced this afternoon that a Clymer man was arrested for gun-related crimes earlier today.
At 9:24 this morning, members of the Troop A barracks were dispatched to Barr Slope Road in Green Township for reports of a gunshot at a home in the area. Upon arrival, troopers learned that 21-year-old Bryce Anthony Knepp of Clymer had fired a single round from a .243 caliber rifle through a closed, first floor window in the direction of a neighboring home.
Knepp said he believed that he saw a man outside the home at the time and retrieved his rifle, at which point he fired one round through the window.
The neighboring home was occupied, according to state police, but no evidence of a bullet strike was found. Troopers were also unable to confirm that someone was standing outside of either home at the time of the incident.
While interacting with Knepp, troopers suspected that he was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident.
Troopers retrieved the rifle along with a magazine containing one unfired and one malfunctioned round. An empty shell casing was also retrieved.
An investigation into this incident is on-going.
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