Teens Who Jumped Fence Looking For Spot To Take Homecoming Photos ‘Gunned By Colorado Council Member’

A teenager was shot in the face by a homeowner after he jumped a fence and trespassed while looking for a spot to take photos back home, authorities said.

The shooting happened Tuesday when the 17-year-old boy and his friend told investigators they were “looking for a nice place” in Conifer, Colorado, to take the photos.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the two teens claimed they jumped the fence and looked for the homeowner but found no one.

They said they then returned to their car to write a note to the owner asking permission to take photographs of the property.

At that point, the sheriff’s office said a man pulled up next to them, got out and fired his gun through the windshield of their car, hitting one of the boys in the face.

The suspected shooter has been identified as Brent Metz, a 38-year-old Mountain View City Council member.

The sheriff’s office said police received a 911 call from Metz’s girlfriend reporting two trespassers on her property. She also called her boyfriend — who also owns the property — and told him about the incident.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the 17-year-old “bleeding profusely from the face” while the other teen was applying pressure to his wounds with a T-shirt, Denver7 reported.

Metz was also at the scene and the gun used in the shooting was found inside his truck, the sheriff’s office said.

He was arrested on charges of first-degree assault, two counts of criminal threats, unlawful discharge of a firearm and two counts of reckless endangerment. A judge set his bail at $5,000.

Criminal defense attorney Tyrone Glover told Denver7 that it is “categorically unreasonable in my opinion that you think you can shoot a child in the face through a car window because he’s outside your property.”

“Unless there was a threat of serious bodily harm – perhaps there was, we don’t necessarily know at this stage – but the facts are as Jeff Co has said – I see no excuse,” he added.

Colorado has a “Make My Day” law, which allows residents to use deadly force against an intruder inside their home.

According to authorities, the shooting took place on a public road, outside the limits of private property in Metz.

Contacted for comment by The IndependentMountain View’s city administrator said the city “has no comment or statement to make at this time” on the incident.