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According to Conklin, John Patrick Duffy, 32, of 223 Woodridge South Drive, was cleaning his .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol when the gun went off, sending the round in the chamber through his window and into a neighboring home on Florence Court at 5:15 p.m. Monday.
“We were lucky no one was hurt,” Conklin said. He compared it to when Marcus Dixon of Stamford accidentally shot himself last September. The magazine had been taken out of the gun, but the bullet in the chamber was kept in and fired accidentally.
Duffy originally denied the bullet came from his gun, which he had just purchased that day, police said. But officers continued to question him and told him to tell the truth after they saw a piece of paper taped over a hole in the window, the captain said.
He was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment and illegal discharge of a firearm, police said. He posted $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court May 31.
Duffy was issued a pistol permit by the city last week and by the state Saturday, Conklin said. Police seized the gun and the permits and sent them to the state for review, he said.
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