DEL CITY, OK -- A woman is dead after police say a stray bullet went through her apartment wall and killed her. They also say it took three days for it to be reported. Friday around 7 p.m., Del City Police say the woman living in apartment 15 at Cedar Hills Apartments was killed by a stray bullet. They say 65-year-old Marilyn Cory was in her home when her neighbor's gun went off. They say Cory's neighbor is a 24-year-old airman who works at Tinker Air Force Base.
Cpt. Jody Suit with the Del City Police Dept. said, "A person was in apartment 14 messing with a firearm and, at some point, that firearm allegedly was discharged. We believe it to be accidental, but don't know that for sure yet."
Neighbor Robert Ortiz remembers he and a friend heard it that night.
Robert Ortiz said, "He said he heard something pop real loud. He thought it was my frozen coke that I left in the sink. He jumped up scared. That's all we heard after that."
The man who fired the shot claims he repeatedly knocked on his neighbor's door all weekend, but got no response.
Police say it was Monday afternoon when the gun owner finally asked apartment managers to check on his neighbor.
The District Attorney is not yet reviewing the case.
They're waiting on the police reports to be finalized before they make any decisions.
Cpt. Jody Suit with the Del City Police Dept. said, "A person was in apartment 14 messing with a firearm and, at some point, that firearm allegedly was discharged. We believe it to be accidental, but don't know that for sure yet."
Neighbor Robert Ortiz remembers he and a friend heard it that night.
Robert Ortiz said, "He said he heard something pop real loud. He thought it was my frozen coke that I left in the sink. He jumped up scared. That's all we heard after that."
The man who fired the shot claims he repeatedly knocked on his neighbor's door all weekend, but got no response.
Police say it was Monday afternoon when the gun owner finally asked apartment managers to check on his neighbor.
The District Attorney is not yet reviewing the case.
They're waiting on the police reports to be finalized before they make any decisions.
