Monroe Dad Arrested for Accidentally Shooting Son in Face

A Monroe man turned himself in after being informed of a warrant for his arrest today. 

The warrant was presented as the result of the Monroe Police Department’s investigation into the accidental shooting of a 10-year-old child.

According to police, Vincent Pizzolato, 44 returned home with his wife from target shooting at an area gun range.

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Pizzolato went into the basement to secure two pistols into a safe and after checking one of the pistols believing it to be empty, he pulled the trigger and the pistol fired one round, police say.

The round traveled through a wall into a finished family room and struck his 10-year-old son in the face.

The Ruger 9mm pistol was examined by a Bridgeport Police Department Firearms Examiner and found to be working as designed.

Pizzolato was released on a written promise to appear in court on March 25.

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