Police Took a Gun From a Drunk and High Neighbor — Then Hours Later the Neighbor Allegedly Shot Into the Home

The homeowner said the trouble started with a neighbor who was already drunk and high. That would have been worrying enough on its own, but according to the Reddit post, the neighbor also had a gun. Police were called, and officers reportedly took that gun from him.

For a moment, that probably felt like the situation had been handled. The firearm was removed, police had been involved, and everyone could hope the neighbor would sober up without anyone getting hurt.

Then, hours later, the homeowner said the same neighbor shot into their home.

The original Reddit post can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/16fjos4/police_took_a_gun_from_my_drunkhigh_neighbor/

That detail made the whole thing feel almost impossible to accept. Police had already been there. They had already taken one gun. The neighbor had already been identified as impaired and dangerous enough to require intervention. Yet somehow, the threat did not end there.

The homeowner’s fear was obvious. A shot into a home is not a warning you can ignore. It means the danger has already crossed the wall. Whether the neighbor was aiming deliberately, acting recklessly, or so impaired that he had no control over himself, the result was the same for the people inside: their house was no longer just a house. It had become a target or at least the backstop for someone else’s dangerous behavior.

The homeowner wanted to know what could be done, especially because police had already been involved before the shooting happened. That raises a hard question for any family in that position. If calling police once did not stop the danger, what would?

The situation also shows why firearm threats involving intoxication are so volatile. Alcohol and drugs can turn poor judgment into something much worse. If someone is already unstable, angry, or reckless, access to another gun can make the next few hours dangerous even after the first police visit ends.

The homeowner seemed to be looking for protection, accountability, and some way to keep the neighbor from doing it again. A criminal case might happen later, but that does not automatically make a family feel safe tonight. They still live near the person they say fired into their home. They still have to sleep behind the same walls. They still have to wonder whether the neighbor has more guns.

That last concern matters. Taking one firearm does not always mean a person has no access to others. If the neighbor owned multiple guns, had another weapon hidden, or could get one from inside the house after police left, the first removal may not have solved the real danger.

Commenters treated the situation as extremely serious. Several urged the homeowner to keep calling police any time the neighbor threatened them, fired a weapon, or appeared dangerous. A bullet entering or striking a home is not a neighbor nuisance. It is the kind of event that should create a clear law enforcement record.

Others suggested asking about a protective order or emergency order, depending on local law. If the neighbor had fired into the home, commenters believed the homeowner should explore every option that might legally require distance or create consequences if the neighbor came near them again.

A number of people focused on documentation. They told the homeowner to photograph damage, save any video or audio, write down the timeline, and get report numbers from every police contact. That timeline mattered because officers had already been there before the later shooting.

Some commenters also said the homeowner should ask to speak with a supervisor or investigator if they felt the response was not matching the danger. The fact pattern, as described, involved impairment, firearm removal, and then a later shot into a home. Commenters did not think that should be treated casually.

Others warned the homeowner not to confront the neighbor directly. If the neighbor had already been drunk, high, armed, and allegedly willing to shoot into a home, there was no safe argument to have at the property line. The only reasonable path was distance, reports, evidence, and official pressure.

The post ended with the homeowner dealing with the part that no police report can fully fix: the fear after the shot. Officers may come and go, paperwork may be filed, and charges may or may not follow. But once a neighbor’s bullet reaches your home, every noise outside can feel different.