
ANSONIA — Police said a 27-year-old Ansonia resident faces three criminal charges after accidentally shooting his girlfriend in her leg.
Casey Barker is charged with second-degree assault, a felony, first-degree reckless endangerment, and illegal discharge of a firearm. The latter charges are misdemeanors.
According to a press release from police, Griffin Hospital staff called Ansonia police Jan. 18 and said they were treating a 27-year-old woman who had been shot in the leg. The woman said she had been shot accidentally while her boyfriend, Barker, was cleaning a gun. She was treated and released.
Police located Barker and pressed charges. They noted several other people were in the house at the time of the incident.
Barker is out on a $10,000 bond pending a March 12 court date.