FAIRFIELD — A Fairfield 17-year-old was apparently “showing” off by playing at Russian roulette when the handgun went off, leaving him with a grazing, but life-threatening wound to the head, Fairfield police Lt. Jausiah Jacobsen said.

He was listed in stable condition Wednesday evening at a local hospital, Jacobsen said.

Police were called to the 1900 block of Grande Circle on a report of a person having been shot. The teen lived in the area.

“When officers arrived, they did find a victim who had been shot in the head,” Jacobsen said.

The initial call came in about 3:30 p.m.

Police are deferring any criminal allegations until the teen leaves the hospital.