WESTPORT, MA — A 19-year-old man faces multiple charges after a teenage girl was shot at a residence on Eddy Drive on Feb. 21.
The Westport Police Department received a 911 call at approximately 7:57 a.m. reporting that a female had been shot at the residence.
Responding officers located a 15-year-old female suffering from a gunshot wound to her hand.
The victim was transported to a Rhode Island hospital for treatment of injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Officers identified Vijay Hak, 19, as being involved in the shooting.
A shotgun was located in the first-floor kitchen area of the residence and was rendered safe by officers at the scene.
Hak complied with officers’ commands and was detained without incident.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence to search for additional contraband.
During the execution of the warrant, detectives located a large quantity of psilocybin mushrooms and Xanax.
Detectives applied for and were granted an additional warrant related to narcotics.
Upon resuming the search, detectives located additional narcotics and contraband, including a Polymer 80 “ghost gun.”
Hak is charged with assault and battery by discharging a firearm, multiple firearm possession and storage violations, possession of ammunition, discharge of a firearm within 500 feet of a building, receiving stolen property over $1,200, and multiple counts of drug possession with intent to distribute.
