BAY VILLAGE, Ohio – A man accused of firing a shot from an AR-15 into a neighbor's home pleaded no contest Thursday.

Zachary Gilchrist, 19, was charged with discharging a firearm within the city limits after his rifle went off inside his home April 11.

The case was passed for sentencing

A police investigation determined the gun accidentally fired when Gilchrist was handling it, Bay Village Police Chief Mark Spaetzel said.

Kier Kurinsky, who lives in a nearby home on Russell Road, said the bullet nearly struck his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter.

A warrant was issued for Gilchrist's arrest April 23.

Kurinsky said Thursday that he would wait to comment on the case until after Gilchrist is sentenced.

Gilchrist initially pleaded not guilty through his attorney Anne Keller. This attorney declined to comment on the case.