Four days after a single gunshot enter her home at 339 Division Street, Megan McLaughlin remains – understandably – shaken.

McLaughlin said a .40 caliber shell that entered a window in her son’s bedroom would have been deadly – if he had not gone to bed.

“If he had been standing up, he would have been shot in the head – in his own bedroom – my child could have died,” Megan said, “This is ridiculous, and nobody is talking about it.

“Somebody knows something, but nobody is saying or doing anything.”

Megan, a registered nurse, said she believes the act was gang related.

“You knew a car was chasing another car,” Megan said, “There were two cars chasing each other. My son was shaken up … he had pieces of glass in his hair.

“I’m a nurse, and I cannot describe the feeling, when you think your child has been shot all the (nursing) knowledge goes out the window … I was afraid my child, an 11-year-old child, had been shot.”

From the Jackson Police Department –

On October 4th at approximately 9:15 p.m., officers responded to 339 Division Street for a report of property damage from gunfire. Responding officers located damage at 339 Division.

While investigating the scene, officers also located shell casings at the intersection of Campbell and Division.

As of this report, the investigation is ongoing. However, if anyone has information that could assist in this ongoing investigation, contact the Criminal Investigation Division at 731-425-8400.

(PHOTO: Window where shell entered home at 339 Division Street – courtesy Megan McLaughlin)