Man arrested after accidentally shooting door of Colorado middle school, sheriff's office says

A Colorado man was arrested Wednesday night after deputies say he accidentally discharged a firearm he was handling, striking the door of a nearby middle school.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the Ranch View Middle School late Wednesday morning when a student and teacher reported hearing a loud pop and seeing a puff of smoke coming from the window of a nearby home.

The school resource officers temporarily placed the school in a secure status while deputies responded.

Authorities said the resident of the home, Bradley Fox, approached deputies at the school and told them he was handling a firearm inside that he believed was unloaded. They said he failed to clear a round in the chamber, and the firearm accidentally discharged, sending the round through the bedroom window.

The bullet struck an exterior door of the school. No injuries were reported.

Deputies arrested Fox, who is facing one charge of illegal discharge of a firearm.