Teenager shot in head, then co 
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Teenager shot in head, then convicted for owning the gun
A teenager who was shot after holding a gun to his head and asking a friend to pull the trigger could be jailed.
Ryan M Fage, 19, was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm at Fitchburg District Court.
Prosecutors are recommending a two-year jail sentence. The bullet went through his skull but skirted his brain.
He was drinking with friends in April when he was shot in the head after holding the barrel and telling a friend: "Shoot me, shoot me." He wasn't seriously hurt.
Fage's lawyer John A Bosk Jr told the court the gun didn't belong to his client and added he'd suffered enough by being shot in the head at point-blank range.
According to the Telegram and Gazette, he'll appeal and is also requesting that Fage be put on probation.
Adrienne M Lucier was sentenced to a year's probation in July after pleading guilty to a reduced charge of assault and battery for pulling the trigger.
Story filed: 20:49 Thursday 21st February 2002
Submitted on 02/21/02
Submitted by:
Bob Idzi
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