DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A DeKalb County family says their 13-year-old daughter is lucky to be alive after a bullet from a neighbor’s firearm blasted through her bedroom wall over the weekend. The family believes the neighbor — who they say is a DeKalb County police officer — accidentally fired the gun while cleaning it.

What we know:

The incident happened Sunday and Stone Mountain police confirm they are investigating.

Kenneth Colbert and Zorita Clark say the close call could have ended in tragedy.

"It’s just by the grace of God she wasn’t hit. By the grace of God," Colbert said.

The family says everything started with an unexpected knock from their neighbor.

"She told me to go check on everyone in the house, which I was blown away by," Colbert said. "She says, ‘Please just go check o

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