Two Frazee Men Charged After Bullets Hit Neighbor's Home

Two residents of Frazee have been charged after investigators say gunfire from a backyard target practice session struck a nearby home. Prosecutors allege the shooting endangered the safety of an occupant who heard what they believed were bullets passing over their house during Memorial Day weekend and later found bullet holes in the residence.

An Otter Tail County deputy responding to the incident determined that neighbors at 48-year-old Cory Bonebrake’s property were holding a social gathering where people had been doing target practice using an AR rifle aimed in the direction of the victim’s house. The deputy found that the wood line being used as a backstop was unsafe. At the victim’s residence, the deputy observed bullet holes and bullet fragments in a closet and in an outward-facing door. A professional inspection subsequently identified additional bullet holes in the home.

Bonebrake and 57-year-old David Karg were charged with intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety and made their first court appearance Monday morning. The charges reflect prosecutors’ view that the shooting was not accidental and that the activity posed a real danger to neighbors and property.

For Otter Tail County residents, the incident underscores both immediate and longer-term public health concerns. Bullets striking a residence create a clear risk of physical injury or death to anyone inside or outside a home, and the presence of fragments inside living spaces increases the likelihood of unrecognized damage and exposure. Beyond physical harm, such events can produce lasting psychological stress for neighbors, erode trust between households, and strain local emergency response resources.

The case also raises questions about firearm safety practices, particularly the choice of backstops and the location of target shooting in residential areas. Safe shooting requires reliable backstops that prevent rounds from traveling beyond intended areas and consideration of surrounding properties and bystanders. When those safeguards fail, law enforcement intervention and criminal charges can follow.

Local officials and community leaders may view the incident as a prompt to reinforce public messaging on safe firearm use and to review enforcement priorities for reducing stray gunfire in populated areas. Residents directly affected by the event will now look to the court process for accountability, while neighbors across the county may reassess how they and their communities manage recreational shooting to prevent future harm.