A 29-year-old Manitowoc man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly fired his handgun off of his back porch.
Officers were called to 2000 block of Clark Street on a report of shots fired. After speaking with several residents in the area, they narrowed the location of the shots to a home in the 800 block of South 21st Street.
When they spoke with the man at the residence, he admitted to discharging the weapon along with his child. The man admitted to consuming several shots of alcohol prior to the incident, and it was learned that a child in the residence began crying as the weapon was discharged.
He is now facing charges of Reckless Endangerment, Neglect of a Child and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Person Under 18.
