Man arrested following standoff, shooting shotgun at Pineville apartment

In a Facebook post, the Bell County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched around 6 p.m. on March 30 to a call reporting a man shooting a shotgun at the Ferndale Apartment Complex.

According to deputies, 63-year-old Michael Cooper was identified as the shooter, but he refused to exit his apartment.

After unsuccessful attempts at calling for Cooper over a loudspeaker, authorities said deputies had someone who knew him call Cooper and ask him to come outside.

Investigators said they obtained video of the incident, which allegedly showed Cooper pointing a shotgun at the building across from his apartment before shooting in the air.

According to the sheriff’s office, Cooper was reportedly intoxicated at the time.

He was arrested and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and discharge of a firearm. Cooper was lodged in the Bell County Detention Center.