SEBASTIAN — A Sebastian man is being held in lieu of $11,000 bond after allegedly firing three shots from a handgun into a bedroom and bathroom, from which his wife’s son was fleeing, according to the Sebastian Police Department.
Richard Lowry, 51, of the 400th block of Concha Drive in Sebastian was arrested on Saturday and is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery domestic violence, and shooting into a dwelling, according to the report.
Lowry’s wife told authorities her son came to her defense when her husband pushed and kicked her. The defendant then went to his bedroom and returned with a .45 caliber handgun, according to the arrest report.
Upon seeing the firearm, Mrs. Lowry’s son ran to his bedroom and shut the door, according to police. Lowry then fired two shots through the victim’s bedroom door and one through the bathroom wall, kicked down bedroom door, and found the young man had escaped through a window.
Lowry’s wife sustained minor injuries from the incident and her son received no injuries according to the report.