Colorado teen hoping for lakeside homecoming photos shot in face by town councilman, police say
- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the face when Brent Metz, a councilman, fired a round through the car’s windshield while the boys were parked.
- Metz was arrested on charges including first-degree assault but did not respond to requests for comment.
- A sheriff's office spokesperson noted that the teen's actions did not appear "malicious or criminal.
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Teen screamed he was 'going to die' after being shot in face while looking for place to take homecoming pictures
Kali9/Getty Images (JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo.) — A Colorado teenager who was shot in the face while looking for a place to take homecoming photos said he knew he was bleeding and told deputies he screamed “I was going to die,” according to an affidavit. The teenager is hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Medical professionals told the sheriff’s office they believed there was a fragment of a bulle…

Colorado teen hoping for lakeside homecoming photos shot in face by town councilman, police say
DENVER (AP) — A teenager scouting out a spot near a Colorado lake to take picturesque homecoming photos this weekend was shot in the face when the boyfriend of the property owner fired his weapon and yelled, “Oh sh__, my gun went off,” court records show. The 17-year-old boy survived the shooting and told investigators he didn’t believe the man intentionally shot him. But the man who shot him, Brent Metz, a councilman in a tiny town in the Denv…
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