Man arrested for Mesa Inn shooting

Zachariah McCullough was handling revolver when it went off

POSTED: 10:53 PM MDT Sep 30, 2012    UPDATED: 11:24 AM MDT Oct 01, 2012 
Zachariah McCullough
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -

The Grand Junction Police Department has made an arrest in Sunday night's shooting at the Mesa Inn.

Officers responded to a shots fired call around 9:15 p.m. Sunday.

According to police, Zachariah McCullough was handling a large revolver inside his hotel room when the gun went off, sending a bullet through the wall of the adjacent hotel room.

One person was wounded in the shoulder after getting hit by shrapnel from the blast.

Mccullough was arrested on charges including prohibited use of a weapon, illegal discharge of a firearm, reckless endangerment, and third degree assault.