Suspected intoxicated man fires several shots into neighbor's home while aiming at tree, deputies say

Family said they dodged bullets that entered home

A man in Florida suspected of drinking and firing his gun in his backyard was aiming for a tree, but instead struck his fence and his neighbor's home – where 2 children and their parents were forced to take cover in a bathroom, the Volusia Sheriff's Office said.

Fortunately, no one inside the home – three adults and two children, an infant and a 7-year-old – were hurt. The man suspected of firing the gun was arrested.

Bullets fly into home during target practice: Deputies

A family ducked for cover as bullets flew past their heads, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. Deputies later arrested a neighbor whom they said was intoxicated and fired shots.

Deputies responded to a home on Evergreen Terrance, north of DeLand, on Sunday after the family took cover and called 911. The family and children were evacuated from the house as deputies tried to figure out where the shots were coming from, VSO said.

Bodycam video: Florida man shooting at tree, fence, hit neighbor's house: Deputies

A Florida man was arrested after allegedly shooting at a tree and a fence in his backyard over the weekend. Deputies said 38-year-old Alex Kudlack was intoxicated and as he was shooting, some of those bullets went into a neighbor's home which had a family inside. Kudlack was booked into jail on charges of shooting into a dwelling, using a firearm while under the influence, child endangerment, and criminal mischief.

Deputies determined that the bullets were coming from another home on Virginia Avenue, a nearby street, where 38-year-old Alex Kudlack was attempting to shoot at a tree in his backyard, VSO said. VSO said several rounds missed the tree and struck a fence and the mobile home.

"One blew out the window above my head about three feet while I was holding my son," explained Salvador Sotelo, "and I ran out the room to my front door."