2 people injured in shooting in Fort Collins home

Update Jan. 19: A man who police say brandished a gun at his roommate during a fight pleaded guilty and received a deferred sentence, according to court documents.

Jacob Jackel, 43, pleaded guilty to prohibited use of a weapon while under the influence of alcohol in August. He was sentenced to 24 hours of community service with a one-year deferred unsupervised probation sentence.

The charge filed against Gareth Tubbs was dismissed by the Larimer County District Attorney's Office in Septembe, according to court records.

Update June 27, 2018: Jacob Jackel's arrest charge has been amended to a class 2 misdemeanor charge of prohibited use of a weapon by a person under the influence of alcohol.

Original story: A shooting in a Fort Collins home left two people with injuries Thursday night.

Fort Collins police responded to a home in the 2600 block of Flintridge Place, northeast of Prospect Road and Overland Trail, shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday. After serving a search warrant, detectives recovered a firearm, according to Fort Collins Police Services spokeswoman Kate Kimble.

Two roommates, 37-year-old Gareth Tubbs and 42-year-old Jacob Jackel, reportedly got in a fight, after which Jackel brandished the gun.

A woman who was not part of the altercation as well as Tubbs and Jackel began to struggle for control of the weapon, Kimble said. During that struggle, the gun went off.

It's unclear whether someone fired the gun on purpose or accidentally, and the incident is still under investigation.

Tubbs and the woman were injured and transported to area hospitals for treatment. The woman sustained serious injuries, according to police.

Jackel is facing a second-degree assault charge and Tubbs is facing a third-degree assault charge.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court. Arrests and charges are merely accusations by law enforcement until, and unless, a suspect is convicted of a crime.

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