A man is facing charges after police say he fired a shot inside a residential building in the Ballston area.
Police arrived at a building on the 3900 block of Fairfax Drive just before 1 a.m. last Friday after a person inside reported hearing a loud noise, then found a small hole in the wall and a metallic object.
During their investigation, police determined that a man in a neighboring apartment had been cleaning a gun and it accidentally discharged, shooting a bullet into, and creating damage to, the other apartment.
Police charged 28-year-old Alexander Kreitle with discharging a firearm into an occupied building.
No injuries were reported from the incident.
