SHELTON – A 47-year-old city man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly firing a gun while drunk inside a residence last week.
No injuries were reported.
Police said they were sent to an apartment complex on Center Street on Dec. 16 after receiving a report of a man passed out in a hallway between a restaurant and the apartments.
“The man, identified as Proto, had a 32-caliber handgun next to his hand with an expended shell casing and one round missing from the gun,” Shelton police said in a prepared statement. “Officers also located a fragmented bullet in the hallway.”
Police said a tenant told officers about hearing a loud bang.
“Proto, who appeared to be intoxicated at the time, was unable to speak with officers. The investigation revealed Proto was drinking at downtown bars just prior to the incident,” police said.
He is charged with illegal discharge of a firearm, carrying a firearm while intoxicated and first-degree reckless endangerment.
Proto is free on a $20,000 bond pending a Jan. 4, 2023 court date.
