LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man believes a pillow saved his life after shots were fired into his home at the Rolling Hills Apartment Homes.
In a post to Facebook, Mark Rich called himself "one lucky guy."
Rich said his girlfriend woke him up around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, after hearing gunshots outside their window.
"Hannah was feeding our son his bottle in the bed," he said. "She woke me up screaming."
Tuesday morning, Hannah Walker noticed a bullet hole in the couple's window and headboard, before Rich discovered the bullet in his pillow.
"That pillow saved my life. But I’m glad that we’re all okay," he said.
Rich said he also has a bruise on his arm, which he believes came from the incident.
According to a Louisville Metro Police spokesperson, officers responded to the apartment complex near the 2600 block of Langdon Drive, where they took a report. It's right off Westport Road.
The couple admits it'll take some time to feel safe in their home again. Both don't believe what happened was targeted but rather a reckless incident.
Rich said the bullet nearly ruined his family.
"It was really close to home. It doesn't get any closer than on the pillow that you sleep [on]," he said. "I guess we just got unlucky, or I guess lucky. Unlucky and lucky at the same time."
Walker said she's "thankful it didn't actually hurt any of us."
For the couple, the path forward includes keeping in good spirits.
"I wish I knew the brand of the pillow I was using because I'd buy them forever," Rich said, jokingly.
The investigation has been assigned to detectives and it’s considered an open and ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous Crime Tip Hotline at 574-LMPD or use the Online Crime Tip Portal.
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