A man trying to shoot at a raccoon accidentally shot his neighbor in Culpeper, police said.

Douglas A. Ward was initially arrested for reckless handling of a firearm when he shot his neighbor in the arm in June. On Friday, he was charged with unlawful wounding, a felony, according to court records.

Lt. Lee Rees of the town’s police department said that Ward’s neighbor, who lives on Gum Street, heard gunshots about 8:15 p.m. June 5 and walked outside to see what was happening. When she did, Ward, who lives on the adjacent Orange Street, fired again, hitting the woman.

Rees said that police think that Ward, 49, was aiming at a raccoon and did not know that his neighbor was there. He was not sure whether the raccoon was ever found.

“That’s the thing about being in the country,” Rees said. “We still have a kind of country mentality — it’s not uncommon for gunshots to be heard here.”

He said that he thinks the victim has recovered since the shooting.

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