Crime & Safety

PD: Meriden Man Shot Gun During Dispute

He allegedly fired a gun into the ground.

Nicholas Kirchuk, 22, of Reservoir Avenue went to assist his mother move out of a residence that she shared with a man. He accused the man of not treating his mother well, according to the Record-Journal.

Kirchuk allegedly pointed a handgun at the man and then fired it into the ground. He was charged with illegal discharge of a firearm, risk of injury to a child, first-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree breach of peace.

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