PORT ORCHARD — A 25-year-old man suspected early Tuesday of accidentally shooting his girlfriend in the leg was charged Friday with unlawful possession of a firearm — he has a previous felony conviction — and third-degree assault.

Delshawn Marquis Pino’s girlfriend told Kitsap County Sheriff's deputies that she watched Pino remove the semiautomatic pistol from a safe. He removed the magazine from the gun, and as he pulled back the slide the gun fired, hitting the woman in the leg, according to court documents.

Pino moved the woman to the couch and apologized before fleeing. He has a prior conviction for a robbery from 2011, prohibiting him from possessing firearms, prosecutors allege.

Deputies were called to the house on the 4400 block of Perry Avenue NE at about 2:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a woman screaming. Although Pino was not at the residence, two juvenile female runaways were found along with several adults and an array of animals that showed signs of neglect. The runaways were returned home and Kitsap Animal Control was called to take custody of the animals. Health officials then condemned the residence as unfit for habitation.

Pino apparently returned to the house Thursday and was arrested, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Deputy Scott Wilson said.