GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- A Great Falls man has been charged with felony criminal endangerment after prosecutors said he shot his friend in the face with a gun he forgot he loaded after an afternoon "quick draw" contest.
Henry Haviland, 23, was hospitalized in serious but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the jaw. Zachary Enloe, 20, made an initial appearance in District Court Monday, where bail was set at $2,500.
Court records say Haviland and Enloe had been "dry firing" handguns at each other Sunday afternoon at the apartment of Haviland girlfriend. All three left for a time, and returned at about 9 p.m.
Court records say the 23-year-old Haviland dry-fired his unloaded .45 caliber pistol into the fireplace and then at Enloe. Prosecutors say Enloe then pulled his own 9mm pistol and shot Haviland in the jaw.
Last week, Brian Walsh, 24, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing his friend with a gun Walsh thought was unloaded. And in May, airman Jonathon Higgins was charged with negligent homicide. He was accused of firing a shot that killed fellow airman John Howry while the two were joking around at a party. His trial is scheduled to start on Aug. 18.
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