Crossville, Alabama man arrested for shooting into home

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. (WDEF) — The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Crossville man for shooting into an occupied home.

Deputies arrested 34-year-old Jose Guadalupe Perez, and they believe he was the shooter.

Jose Perez. Photo: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office

The shooting happened on Thursday, June 13 at around 4:15 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. It happened at a home on County Road 386.

The sheriff’s office searched the home after one victim fled the scene.

There, deputies found “a sizeable amount” of meth and a handgun. They also found nine shell casings, five of which hit the house.

Perez’s charges include five counts of discharging a firearm into a building and two counts of menacing.

“We are so thankful this act of recklessness didn’t take an innocent life,” said Sheriff Nick Welden.