HANCOCK, MI-- A Hancock man has been arrested for shooting a snow bank.
The Keweenaw Report says gunshots were reported on the 1200 block of Ingot Street shortly after midnight Tuesday. When Hancock Police arrived they found a vehicle stuck in a snow bank and a 37-year-old man standing outside it. Officers also reportedly found numerous bullet casings on the ground. It appears the driver—who was intoxicated—had fired several shots into the snow bank.
Officers discovered a Glock 9 mm pistol in the vehicle.
The man was lodged in the Houghton County Jail. A report on the incident has been forwarded to the Houghton County Prosecutor’s Office.