The suspect fled when roommates of the victims heard the noise and called police.
SUNDERLAND – A resident of Cliffside Apartments was shot multiple times with a pellet gun by a man who was attempting to break into his room at about 1 a.m. Sunday.
The suspect cut a window screen in the victim’s bedroom, reached into the room and demanded items from the victim. When the resident refused, the suspect shot him in the face and chest, according to a written statement from the Sunderland Police Department.
The suspect fled when two other roommates called police. They were in separate rooms during the incident and ran to the victim’s room when they heard the noise, police said.
The victim was not seriously injured. Sunderland Fire Department Ambulance responded to the Amherst Street apartments, but he refused treatment, Police Sgt. Brendan Lyons said.
The intruder was described as a light-skinned white or Hispanic man, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall, thin, with a dark crew cut and thin mustache. The tenants said they did not know the man.