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Shirley Pfeil, 73, was killed in March 2018 in her Riley Township, Michigan home when a stray bullet passed through her kitchen window. She was with her husband, Bill, when a sudden, loud crack was heard and Shirley collapsed after being struck by the round that came from a neighboring property on Dunn Road.

The shot was fired by a 21-year-old neighbor, Michael Vultaggio, who had been doing target practice with a long-range rifle and aiming at a dirt berm meant to serve as a backstop. One of the rounds missed and entered the Pfeil residence. Vultaggio initially cooperated with Michigan State Police and was described as devastated after learning his shooting had caused a death.

The St. Clair County prosecutor’s office later charged Michael Vultaggio with careless discharge of a firearm resulting in death and with lying to a police officer during the investigation. Did anyone in the Riley Township area see or hear target practice on that day or have information about shooting safety at these properties?