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Deputies said Wednesday they charged a Marion man with allegedly shooting at his girlfriend.

Detective J.T. Grindstaff of the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office charged Gary Harrison Bartlett Jr., 46, of 5543 Sugar Hill Road in Marion, with assault on a female, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon of mass destruction and carrying a concealed weapon.

At approximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, deputies responded to 262 Rockhouse Road in Marion, the home of the victim, 42-year-old Jennifer Colucci. A 13-year-old at the residence had locked himself in his room and called 911, stating Bartlett, his mother’s boyfriend, had brought a gun to the house and fired shots. Radio traffic on Tuesday indicated Barlett was intoxicated.

Lt. Andy Manis said the pair had gotten into a domestic dispute that began Monday night and continued into Tuesday morning at Colucci’s home. Colucci took Bartlett to his residence Monday morning. About 30 minutes later, Bartlett returned to Colucci’s with a sawed-off shotgun, and the argument continued.

The lieutenant added, while outside on the porch, Bartlett fired three rounds from the shotgun, two near Colucci’s head.