Town councillor shoots teen looking for photoshoot locations in Colorado

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A 17-year-old was shot in the face while looking for a place to take homecoming photos, according to police in Colorado.

The incident took place Tuesday, when deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) responded to a trespassing report and found a teen boy bleeding heavily from his face.

The sheriff’s office said the homeowner had called police to the property and also called her boyfriend to report the trespassers. She wasn’t at home at the time, but saw two teens on her property through a security camera.

As police pulled up to the property, the young man’s friend was helping him apply pressure to his wounds. A man identified as 38-year-old Brent Metz was standing with the teens.

The injured boy told officers that Metz had shot him in the face through the windshield of the car they had been travelling in.

He said he and his friend were scouting locations for their upcoming homecoming photos and had parked at the property’s gate, jumped the fence and were walking up the driveway to ask the homeowner’s permission. They told officers it appeared no one was home as they approached the residence.

Juvenile Shot by Property Owner for Trespassing

At 4:15 p.m. on September 10, 2024, deputies were dispatched to the 23000 block of Pleasant Park Road after the homeowner called Jeffcom dispatch to report two trespassers on her property. The homeowner also called her boyfriend to… pic.twitter.com/uUCd2RRfTt

— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) <a href=«https://twitter.com/jeffcosheriffco/status/1833954805196403087?ref_src=» https:>September 11, 2024

The Colorado Sun reported that they returned to their car and began writing a note to ask about using the property for their photoshoot. Moments later, a truck pulled up