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In New Haven County, officers from the Milford Police Department responded to an apartment on Seaside Avenue on the night of Saturday, July 7, after a woman called several times saying she heard noises outside.
The resident, 43-year-old Laura Nunez, told officers that it sounded like someone was trying to kick in her door. She said she fired a single shot from a rife through a rear door after somebody fired into her apartment.
However, Milford Police said an investigation found that nobody had fired into the home, and that another person, 45-year-old Miguel Torres, had actually fired the rifle. Torres is a convicted felon and therefore barred from possessing firearms.
Officers located multiple firearms, magazines, and ammunition inside the home, police said. A child was also present during the incident.
There were no reports of injuries.
On Wednesday, Sept. 4, police arrested both Nunez and Torres. Nunes is charged with:
- Possession of large capacity magazines
- False statement
- Interfering with an officer
Torres is charged with:
- Unlawful discharge of a firearm
- Reckless endangerment
- Possession of large capacity magazine
- Possession of a firearm by prior convicted felon
- Risk of injury to a minor
Both are scheduled to be arraigned in Milford Court on Wednesday, Oct. 2.
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