PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (WHDH) - A New Hampshire man is facing criminal charges after police say he fired a bullet through the wall of an adjoining apartment last week.

Christopher Bell, 30, of Portsmouth, has been charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal mischief, according to the Portsmouth Police Department.

Officers responding to an apartment building on Brewery Lane on Thursday found what appeared to be a bullet hole in and through a fourth-floor apartment, police said.

An investigation revealed that Bell had fired a .45 caliber round into the apartment.

No additional details were immediately available.

Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact Portsmouth police at 603-610-7609.

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