A 17-year-old informed detectives that the two teenagers had parked outside the gated Colorado house, hopped the fence, and searched about for the owner in the hopes of taking images of the homecoming celebration on the property.
Jacki Kelly of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office tells PEOPLE that the lads, whose identities have not been made public, went back to their vehicle, which was parked on a public street, and began writing the mother a letter in which they requested permission to do what they were doing.
However, according to Kelly, they were disturbed when a guy came up next to them, blocked the path of the teenagers as he left his vehicle, and then fired a bullet through the windshield, hitting the driver, who was 17 years old, in the face.
According to a news statement issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, the responding officer was able to retrieve the firearm that was used in the shooting from inside the man’s vehicle.
According to the sheriff’s office, Brent Metz, 38, was taken into custody in connection with the shooting that occurred on Tuesday, September 10. He was booked into prison on one charge of first-degree assault, two charges of felony threatening and reckless endangerment, and one charge of unlawful discharge of a weapon.
According to Kelly, Metz posted his $5,000 bail around 5:30 p.m. the next day. She said that this occurred.
According to her, the 17-year-old teenager was discharged from the hospital on Thursday, September 12, and is now recuperating at home.
At 4:15 p.m., deputies were sent to the house in Conifer, Colorado, to investigate the situation. The homeowner, a lady who is not identified in the statement and who Kelly claims is not facing any charges, contacted to report two trespassers on her property on Tuesday. Kelly says the woman is not facing any charges due to her actions. In addition, she allegedly phoned her boyfriend, Metz, about the teenagers, according to the investigators.
The deputy spotted the 17-year-old “bleeding heavily from his face” as he approached the two cars, and his companion, who was 16 years old at the time, was holding a T-shirt to the wounds in an attempt to stop the bleeding, as stated in the news release issued by the sheriff’s office.
He informed the police that Metz, who was standing with the teenagers when the deputy came and who the lads did not know, had shot him before the 17-year-old was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Metz was the one who had shot him.
The witness, who was 17 years old, said to the deputy that the lads had approached the driveway of the house and, when it seemed that no one was there, had proceeded to go around the property in an attempt to locate the owner.
There was no immediate indication as to whether or not Metz had hired an attorney or entered a plea to the accusations against him.
According to his online docket, his next scheduled in-person court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17 at 10 a.m., and it will be for a hearing about the return filing of charges.
According to Kelly, the probe is still underway.