Jeff Tweedy: Wilco frontman’s house ‘struck by bullets’ while he and family slept

Incident occurred in the Irving Park neighbourhood of Chicago

Wilco's Jeff Tweedy performs at the Eaux Claires Music Festival in 2017 (Rex)

The Chicago home belonging to the Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and his family has been “struck by bullets” while they slept.

Tweedy’s wife wrote on Facebook that she and her family were roused from sleep at 2am on 26 November by sounds of gunshots. They called the police, and the following morning found bullet holes and shell casings on their front porch.

“You know how every time you hear loud pops you think ... was that fireworks or gunshots? Well, when it’s really gunfire there is zero question about it,” Susan Miller Tweedy wrote.

“There were seven to 10 shots fired at what sounded like right at our house,” she continued. “A bullet went through the storm door to our balcony and lodged in the wooden door.”

Miller Tweedy added, “In the light of day today, Jeff found seven shell casings outside.”

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, police scanner traffic confirmed that several people near Tweedy’s home also called 911 to report sounds of gunfire. No injuries were reported.

Tweedy’s eldest son Spencer told WBBM Radio that the shooting was “pretty scary” but didn’t believe the family were deliberately targeted.

Tweedy is best known as the frontman for the alternative rock band Wilco. Their most recent album, Ode to Joy, was released in October.