Illinois state Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (D) said shots were fired at her home in Shorewood, Ill., on Tuesday morning.

Cappel, who said she and her family are safe, called the incident “deeply troubling” in a Wednesday post on Facebook. The senator also thanked Shorewood Chief of Police Phillip Arnold, law enforcement and investigators for detaining a suspect and “working diligently to get to the bottom of this.”

“I’m thankful that no one was hurt,” Cappel added. “At times like these, I am reminded of how precious peace and safety are in our communities. Violence is never the answer.”

In a Tuesday Facebook post, the Shorewood Police Department said it received a call at 6:50 a.m. local time regarding gunshots fired at a home. Officers on the scene “observed a residence struck three times from what appeared to be a small caliber firearm.” The police department said it then received a call from another resident regarding gunshots outside their home, with the owners discovering exterior damage from a single gunshot hours later.

“Based on evidence obtained from both residences, and with the assistance of our local, state, and federal law enforcement officials, the firearm used appears to be consistent in both incidents, pending confirmation by lab analysis,” the department said.

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