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Glastonbury homeowner says teens attempting to steal her car fired shots at her, police investigating

The bullets struck the house in the area of the front door where she was standing. Glastonbury PD said the woman was not injured.

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — It was a terrifying moment for a resident on Talcott Road trying to scare away the would-be car thieves. 

Police said the thieves fired shots at the woman when she opened her door. 

They are now looking for surveillance footage that may have captured the two youths in action who are still on the loose.

They did say they are reviewing footage from another incident that may be related, but they are not ready to publicly release it. 

A neighbor told FOX61 he cannot believe this happened in such a nice town. 

"I am just afraid someone will break in here at night and attack me," said Gary Lawrence of Glastonbury. 

Lawrence said he woke up to the news of his neighbor being the victim of a crime he never thought would take place in his quiet neighborhood.

His scariest thought was knowing the two youths have not been caught yet. 

"Their parents have to have better control. I don't think parents watch their teens as much as we used to. These teens run wild today," added Lawrence. 

Police said the homeowner told officers two people dressed in dark clothing approached her car in her driveway just before 3 a.m. 

She said when she opened her front door to yell out at them, one of the suspects fired shots in her direction, luckily, not striking her but her house instead. 

Police added the two suspects took off in a dark-colored sedan that was driven by a third person. 

"We have investigators out in that neighborhood now knocking on doors trying to obtain any home surveillance people may have or identify any witnesses who might have seen this vehicle and suspects so we can get a better description," said Lt. Corey Davis of the Glastonbury Police Department.

Residents in Glastonbury are part of the conversation that is being had in other towns where they have also been the target of juvenile crimes. 

"There's no consequences for these juveniles. Juveniles get captured by the police who are doing their best to stop the violent crimes from occurring and they're issued a summons or a ticket and turned over to a legal guardian who sometimes isn't capable of supervising that juvenile," said John Cavanna of Glastonbury. 

The homeowner did not want to speak on camera, but Cavanna said he knows her personally and just spoke to her about the scary incident. 

"I think it would be the same that my reaction or your reaction would be - total disbelief ... stunned," added Cavanna.

A multi-town coalition called Safe Streets was created by Kristin Bourbeau to bring an end to the brazen crime wave sweeping towns across Connecticut.

To help this coalition with its mission, you may send an email to safestreetsct@gmail.com. 

Police have yet to identify the suspects. 

If you have any information or witnessed the incident, you are urged to reach out to police immediately.

Residents in the area who possibly witnessed suspicious activity or have relevant home surveillance video are asked to contact Ofc. John Barrett at 860-652-4268. 

This is a developing story.

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