COVENTRY, R.I. (AP) - Police in Coventry say a man faces charges for allegedly shooting another man in the eye with a pellet gun.
Police say a verbal argument between the two men escalated on Wednesday at an apartment in Coventry.
They say 22-year-old David Eccleston, of West Warwick, is suspected of firing several shots from a pellet gun.
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The victim was struck several times in the neck and eye. One of the pellets lodged in his eye. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital.
Eccleston was charged with felony assault and weapons charges.
According to court records, no plea was entered at Eccleston’s arraignment Thursday in Warwick. He was referred to the public defender’s office.
He has not yet been assigned a public defender who could comment on his behalf.
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