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Two guns recovered in Pleasantville shooting

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Pleasantville police recovered two guns after shots struck two homes Wednesday night. The ShotSpotter audio gunshot-detection system recorded four shots just before 11 p.m., police said.

Two residents called police saying their homes had been struck, Capt. Matt Hartman said.One was a home in the first block of West Washington Avenue.

The other was in 200 block of North First Street. A block away, a car was also struck, Hartman said.

K-9 Officer Matt Laielli and his partner, Chewbacca, searched the area and found a semi-automatic handgun in the rear yard of a residence in the 100 block of North First Street, Hartman said.

A second handgun was found in a yard the 100 block of West Adams Avenue later during follow-up investigation.

No victims or suspects were located.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 609-641-6100. Information may also be given anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 509-652-1234.

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

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Lynda Cohen

BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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