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Criminal complaint charges him with two counts of attempted murder
Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 | 2:31 p.m.
Christopher Brunelle
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- Police: Man shot at 2 teens who egged his truck (8-16-2010)
A Henderson man accused of shooting at two teens who were throwing eggs at his truck earlier this month will be formally arraigned on attempted murder charges in three weeks.
A felony arraignment has been scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 20 in Henderson Justice Court for Christopher Paul Brunelle, 22.
A criminal complaint was filed that charges Brunelle with two counts of attempted murder for firing at Cameron Mackey and Brenna Schmid-Webster, both 18.
Brunelle, who has been released on $20,000 bail, was arrested by Henderson Police following the egging incident, which occurred late at night on Aug. 15 in the 2800 block of Dalsetter Drive.
Anthony Niswonger, a Henderson police officer, said in his arrest report that a police dispatcher received a call about 11:47 p.m. that night from Brunelle, who reported he had fired two shots at a red Jeep Cherokee after the occupants threw "projectiles" at him.
Brunelle told police he was sitting in his vehicle in front of his home, smoking a cigarette when he saw a red Jeep Cherokee with "music blaring" enter his neighborhood, the report said.
Brunelle told officers he saw the vehicle speeding around the corner, then saw the door open and a "hand come out," according to report.
Brunelle told police he was unsure whether the occupants of the Jeep had a handgun, so he pointed his own Springfield XC 9mm pistol and fired two rounds at the vehicle.
The arrest report said that while en route to the call, a Henderson officer saw a red Jeep Cherokee in the area of the shooting and stopped the vehicle at Anthem Highland Drive and Crookston Way. The driver was Mackey, while Schmid-Webster was on the passenger's side, police said.
The officers noticed the passenger side window and door post on the Jeep were damaged with what looked like gunshots, the arrest report says.
The officers found that Schmid-Webster was injured on her upper right shoulder, which could have been caused by glass or bullet fragments.
Mackey told Niswonger that he and Schmid-Webster had been driving around through neighborhoods "egging" vehicles and they had driven up to an "off road" truck, the arrest report said. Mackey said Schmid-Webster threw a few eggs out of her window and hit the truck, then they drove around the corner and heard a gunshot. Mackey said he saw that his window was shot out and that Schmid-Webster had an injury, the report said.
Schmid-Webster later went to St. Rose Sienna Hospital for treatment, the report said.
The arrest report said Niswonger then went to Brunelle's home and saw him smoking as he sat on the curb near his white Ford pickup truck with his friends and roommates.
Niswonger said he got permission from Brunelle for officers to enter his home to retrieve his handgun, which they found on a couch.
Brunelle told Niswonger that as he was sitting in his pickup truck with the door open, the Jeep had accelerated toward him, got about four feet away and stopped. Brunelle said he saw the passenger throw something at his pickup truck, so he got his handgun from the center of his truck and chambered a round, the arrest report said.
Brunelle told police that when the Jeep accelerated away and was about 20 feet from him, he fired two rounds, in a "double tap," according to the arrest report.
Brunelle said he was trying to disable the vehicle to prevent its escape, and said that if he had stopped the Jeep, he would have "proned" the occupants and waited for police, the report said.
Authorities said that because of where the damage was done on the Jeep, they believed Brunelle's intention was to hit the occupants of the vehicle and not the tires, so Brunelle was arrested in connection with two counts of attempted murder.
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And with that, Mackey and Schmid-Webster learned that you don't bring eggs to a gun fight.
lol, vegasbike!
2 morons throwing eggs...and a person "egged-on" to do something stupid.
Hopefully the two 18 years olds learned a lesson....Beyond stupid that they are.
Mr. Brunelle has lost his right to own a gun.
Yeah, I would say that was attempted murder. Pretty much anytime you fire a weapon at a person or persons whether in a vehicle or not, it is attempted murder. First rule I was taught when handling guns, never point a weapon at someone unless you are prepared to shoot them.
But, was he justified? No. Not to me he wasn't. Anyone who can't distinguish between eggs and an attempt on their life should not be able to own or possess a firearm any longer. Those who think otherwise should lose their rights to own guns as well. And that includes the endless hordes of trolls on the lvsun comments.
Did the cops check if these two eggers belong to a gang? Most likely not because they are whites(?). Too bad for you Mr. Brunelle, these thugs are not Blacks or Mexicans, or you would have a lot more sympathy from the regular Sun bloggers.
Let's call a coroner's inquest (Oh yeah, no one died), I am sure if he was a cop, this would be a clean shoot.
A man's life is ruined, because of these jerks.
Hey Sun editor:
The handgun in question in a Springfield Armory XD 9mm, not XC.
BeatTheWolfPack: He didn't kill anyone so the charge is not murder. Thanks to privacy regulations, there will never be a link to anyone's psych medical record to BATF form 4473 which is the instant background check when purchasing a firearm.
unclegig;Yes they just merged with the Martha St. gang,And the Crocking Bettys!Bruenelles' testemony presumes that bullets can do 90 degree turns.Authorities sound like if he was just a better shot and got closer to the tire he would be sitting at Ceasars' right now.
A man's life is not ruined because of these jerks. A man's life is ruined because he overreacted and used excessive force.
I would agree. Christopher was stupid. Sounds like he lost his temper after his truck got hit..maybe snapped a little. He says he saw them throw something. Jeez, if you wanted to grab the gun and threaten them to stop...go right ahead I guess. Blasting away in a residential neighborhood is assinine. He should never be allowed to own a gun again. These 2 idiots who threw the egg should do 30 days in jail, pay for any damage or cleanup of his truck and lose their drivers license for at least a year. Brunelle needed to control his emotions/anger and just think before blasting away. Those fews seconds have put a major hurt on his life going forward.
Eggs can be lethal in the wrong hands. strikes me you need some serious and mature egg control laws in vegas. Which came first in this case? The gun or the egg, and what, in Gods name was this reneck doing sitting in the street with a loaded automatic?
By all that's holy, don't put this man in jail!
It's omelettes for us all without his vigilance.
One month today!!!!!! Is how long MY child could have been dead!!!! All because a MAN(?) fires a gun into a car of teenagers, thats right I said INTO, SIX inches from death! Go to Brunelles neighborhood and do the math! You will clearly see his facts to the police of trying to disable the Jeep were way off! He was trying to disable something all right for sure...MY SON and the passenger!!!! ..STUPID! I hope he gets a lot more that 8-15 years!!!!! Would it have taken the teens to DIE before some of these idots commenting on this to see it was nothing more than the teens being teenagers??? They knew better you bet! They have never been in trouble before and never will be again. They were being a "follower " that night to another STUPID- STUPID teenager whose name was never mentioned because he got out of the car moments before the shooting and went to a friends home to hide! I will mention his name! Because I am tired of him being procted by his FAMILY!!!!! He is NOT my family!!! This is the SAME punk who pulled a knife on my 7 year old Daughter a few years ago and he got away with it!!!!! BY his Family ! His name is Deven Palffy and he is a student at Coronado high school! My son and his passenger will have their day in court just like BRUNELLE!!!!! (Not Deven though). These teenagers were raised in loving and caring homes. I would lay down my life for my son, as most parents would, I hope! When I look at my son I think to myself HE COULD BE DEAD! I hope all of you take a look at this story and understand THIS COULD HAVE BEEN YOUR CHILD! Now how does that make you feel??? WE "THINK" we all know where our children are...DO WE? Were they WRONG??? YEP! WOULD THEY HAVE DESERVED TO DIE???? NOPE !!!!!!!!
Thank you to my son's alive. My daughter is also alive, My daughter has never been in trouble with the law. She is a good girl with a huge heart that did something really stupid that night! Did she deserve to die? no way. The bullet came withing 6 inches of her head. He fired at them as the teens were driving away. What they did was stupid, and afterwards they were scared. An egg thrower should never be a life or death sentense.
And again this punk gets arrested! He is bad news! So....tell me just how a punk can shoot at 2 teenagers and get arrested and be out on bond and get arrested AGAIN because he choose to speed and drive under the influence (guess he was out try to commit murder again) Just how does he get to post bond and get out of jail again??? Is it going to finally take someone to DIE before he stays in jail? How many attempts of MURDER does someone get?