"About 11.50pm, ACT Policing responded to reports of shots fired in Freda Gibson Circuit, Theodore. Police attended and identified damage to the front a residence. While residents were home at the time, no one was injured during the incident," police said in a statement.

Forensics officers examined the scene, and detectives investigating the incident are calling for anyone who saw anything, such suspicious people in the area, to contact them on 1800 333 000, quoting reference 6018277.

The shooting is the latest in a number to hit the Tuggeranong area in recent months.

In April and July, shots were fired into houses in Kambah. It is not known whether any of the incidents are connected.