AUBURN, Wash. — A U.S. Navy veteran and his wife, a retired schoolteacher, got the shock of their lives earlier this month when 17 bullets came flying into their Auburn home.
"As soon as I heard the [gunshot sounds], I woke up and my wife woke up," said George Harris, who owns the home. "I got up at six o'clock and came in here. And that's when I noticed."
Luckily, they were not hurt since their bedroom is in the back of the house. Regardless, he invited KING 5 into his home and pointed to more than a dozen bullet holes, including several above the desk in his office and several above the play area he says his grandsons typically use when they come over for a visit.
"These bullets that came through here, and came through there, and came through here. If those bullets had gone into the house next door, here at Katie's home, there's no way it would not have hit one of those children in those bunk beds," he said.
The Harrises have lived in the home for nearly ten years in the quiet Kendall Ridge neighborhood on 134th Ave SE. Longtime neighbors of the community and its Homeowners' Association told KING 5 that this kind of thing never happens there.
"I have never seen anything like this at all," said Laura Roberts, HOA president of the community.
Now, two weeks after the incident, Auburn police still don’t have answers on who could have done this or why. They confirmed Monday that they are actively investigating.
Neighbors are helping in that investigation. One video shows a suspect's car driving through the neighborhood as a barrage of bullets breaks the early morning silence.
"There was glass everywhere," said Harris, as he pointed out several picture frames that had been shot and broken in his home. "The bullet hole here is one of the ones that shot through my office."
The 17 bullet holes span from the second story to the ground floor. Harris said police found 15 shell casings "and another 10 around the corner."
Still, the big question remains: who did this?
"We don't talk politics with neighbors. We don't talk religion with neighbors," said Harris.
"No enemies that you can think of?" we asked.
"None. For any reason," he replied.
He said they are being extra cautious in the wake of this-- even setting their house alarm every time they leave their home.
The HOA president, Roberts, told KING 5, "We'd like to be able to have these people caught because we need to be able to breathe as a society.”
That’s especially true for the Harrises.
"My sense of safety has been taken away forever because of the rounds that came through the house," said Harris.
Anyone with information that could help police solve this crime is urged to contact the Auburn Police Department Tip Line at (253) 288-7403.