A Fall River teenager will spend 18 months in jail after accidentally shooting a young woman in the back during a car ride.
Treshon Pugh, 19, of Fall River pleaded guilty in Bristol County Superior Court on July 21 to charges of assault and battery by discharge of a firearm, carrying an illegal firearm and other gun charges, in the case of a shooting that took place last year.
According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, on June 16, 2024, Pugh was in the back seat of a car with the victim sitting in front of him and the victim’s sister driving.
The victim, 18, “heard a loud shot, smelled smoke, and yelled she had been hit,” the DA’s office stated. She said she saw Pugh throw a revolver-style handgun out of the car window.
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