A town councilman who shot a 17-year-old boy in the face as the teen was scouting for a scenic spot to take homecoming photos exclaimed “My gun went off!” after he stepped out of his truck and pulled a handgun from its holster, according to court records.
Brent Metz, 38, who is on the council for the tiny town of Mountain View, pointed his gun at the two teenagers but might not have intended to pull the trigger, according to an arrest affidavit written by a Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy.
The teenager, who had wounds to his mouth and nose and was bleeding profusely, told the deputy that he didn’t think Metz meant to shoot him. The boy said he didn’t see the gun, but heard the shot and then realized he was bleeding. “I was going to die,” said the teen, who remains hospitalized after the Tuesday shooting in Conifer.
The teen’s friend, who was in the passenger seat of the victim’s Audi S4, saw Metz pull his gun from its holster and point it at them. He ducked down. Then he heard the windshield shatter and heard Metz say, “Oh shit, my gun went off!”
