Wareham man to be charged after accidentally firing off gun

WAREHAM – A Wareham man is facing charges after he allegedly discharged a firearm accidentally in his home. Officers Stephen Harrison and Joseph Cardoza responded to an address on Quaker Road on Thursday night at 7:16 p.m. for a report of a bullet that had struck a house. The officers noted that a bullet had entered a home through a wall and landed on a bed, however no one was injured. Detectives responded to assist in the investigation. A short time later it was determined that a neighbor had fired a gun in his home. The individual, identified as Christopher Poirier, 50, of Barker Road in East Wareham, allegedly told officers that he had accidentally pulled the trigger while looking at the gun. Poirier is being summoned to Wareham District Court for discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, possession of a firearm without a Firearms Identification Card, and reckless endangerment of a child. There were no injuries.