How a teen got shot in the face by town council member [Video]

This Tuesday, two teens headed out in Jefferson County, Colo., to find a good place to take homecoming photos. Before nightfall, one of them was shot in the head by a local town council member, according to authorities.

A Wednesday press release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the scene at 4:15 p.m. There, they found the teen bleeding heavily from his face as his friend applied pressure to his wounds with a T-shirt in the victim’s Audi S4.

Deputies saw both the car and a truck parked on the side of the road when they arrived at the scene. Per the Colorado Sun, at least one point during the incident the truck was parked in such a way that the teens could not pull out.

The teen was transported to a local hospital after speaking with law enforcement, and as of Thursday, the injured 17-year-old remained hospitalized, …