PATTERSON TWP. — A man shot up his own garage during the day with a neighboring house less than 100 feet away, Patterson Township police said.

Donald Klink, 39, of 1508 20th Ave. is charged with recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. He has a preliminary hearing in Beaver County Court scheduled for Tuesday.

According to a criminal complaint, police were called to 15th Street and 19th Avenue in Patterson at about 5:35 p.m. May 30 after a resident reported hearing multiple gunshots in the alley behind her house.

Another witness told police that the shots came from Klink’s garage. An officer found Klink standing near his garage and he began walking toward his house.

Klink ignored orders to stop, and an officer had to grab his arm to detain him, police said.

Initially, Klink denied any knowledge of the shots fired but ultimately admitted that he was upset about being fired from his job, started cleaning his gun to relax and then shot the gun to make sure it was working properly.

Police found holes in the garage wall and determined the shots were fired “in the direction of several houses and roadways.” Another house was about 30 yards away in the same direction.

Klink allowed officers to search his home, where they found a .40-caliber handgun, two magazines and box of ammunition. Eight spent shell casings were found in a kitchen trash can.

The woman who reported the shots told police that she feared for her safety during the incident and that her son rides his bike in the alley next to Klink’s garage.

Online records showed Thursday that Klink was being held in the Beaver County Jail on a $75,000 bond.