Man Used Dead Man's Guns To Shoot Up St. Charles House: Cops

ST. CHARLES, IL — A Yorkville man allegedly used his girlfriend's deceased father's guns to fire 30 rounds inside his parents' home in an incident he reported as a burglary, police say. St. Charles police charged Timothy Fay, 28, with felony counts of disorderly conduct, aggravated discharge of a weapon, and reckless discharge of a firearm after the Oct. 26 incident.

According to a police report Patch obtained via the Freedom of Information Act, Fay reported a burglary in progress at his parents home in the 3600 block of Grandview Ct. just before 2:30 p.m. When officers arrived, they say Fay told them he was sleeping when he heard the sound of glass shattering. The police report says Fay showed them his left shoulder and said the intruder had shot him.

The officer wrote that he noticed blood on Fay's shirt near his left shoulder, along with a bruise on Fay's right hand.

Fay's story changed as he spoke to different officers, the police report shows.

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At one point, Fay reportedly told another officer he had been cooking soup when the intruder fired into the home's kitchen through the deck window. Police say they later observed that there was no evidence of gunfire in the home's kitchen.

After getting a search warrant, police found several guns and rounds of ammunition inside the home. Fay told them the guns and ammo belonged to his girlfriend's father, who died in September, the police report states. His girlfriend later confirmed this with police and told them she had visited Fay around 12:30 p.m and he told her about the burglary, two hours before he reported the incident.

He told her he was suicidal and did not want to inform the police of the burglary, according to the police report.

During later interviews with police, Fay reportedly told officers he had filed several shots throughout the home to sample the force of different bullets. Police had observed bullet holes of different calibers in furniture, pillows and walls during their investigation.

Fay turned himself in on Nov. 3 after a warrant was issued for his arrest. His bail was set at $20,000 and he was released after posting $2,000. He is set to appear in court on Nov. 17.

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