YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown police collected 43 shell casings early Tuesday after gunfire struck a home on Arden Boulevard while a 4-year-old child was inside.

Officers responded to the area around 12:50 a.m. for reports of shots being fired. While police were on their way, a resident called 911 to report their house had been hit. Upon arrival, investigators found bullet holes in the front door and the area of a second-floor bedroom.

Police recovered 14 casings from a 7.62-caliber weapon and 29 casings from a 9mm weapon outside the residence.

The homeowner, her son and daughter and her 4-year-old grandson were inside the home during the incident. The homeowner told police she believed her son was the reason the shooting occurred.

Officers checked the neighborhood for neighbors who may have

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