'This is why we arrest people': Mansfield teenager nearly shot while sleeping

MANSFIELD, Mass. — A 15-year-old was nearly shot while sleeping Monday night when a bullet was shot up through the floor of a bedroom, according to Mansfield police.

A man called police to reported a bullet had been shot into his apartment shortly after 9 p.m. on Eddy Street. Police say they found the bullet, which had been shot up through the ceiling of the apartment below.

The bullet hit a piece of furniture near the bed where the 15-year-old was sleeping, police said.

Timothy Downs, 29, was arrested and charged with firing a gun in the building, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and improper gun storage.

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According to a post on Mansfield Police’s Facebook page, Downs was arrested in 2014 and charged with narcotics possession.

“We posted about it and while many people were thankful for the arrest, there was a lot of ‘waste of taxpayer money’ talk because, while there were other drugs, the picture showed only the marijuana seized,” police explained. “This is why we arrest people for distributing and possessing large amounts of ‘just weed’ … a teenager was nearly shot last night.”

Mansfield police signed off the post with #onelessgun.

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