NEWPORT-Patrolman Billy Woody was dispatched to the home of Jimmy Pruitt, 48, 235 Melton Ave., Newport, Wednesday morning after receiving a call concerning shots fired at the residence.

      Upon arrival, Woody and other officers noticed several people standing in the yard of the residence. Woody spoke with Pruitt who stated a white male and white female came to his house and shot several times at both the interior and exterior of the home.

      Police noticed the home's front glass door was shattered. In addition, police found a small caliber shell casing laying on the front porch of the residence. Officers also found a bullet hole on the left side of the front door as well as on the door itself. After entering the home, police discovered a TV had been shot twice and found two shell casings on the floor. One casing was beside a chair while the other was found near the TV. Woody's report adds that several fragments of bullets were found in a wall of the home.