Utah man shoots teen girlfriend after she attends party without him

A Utah man shot his teenage girlfriend in the leg in a fit of rage after she went to a party without him, police said.

Fahd Mahdi, 18, was charged Tuesday with discharge of a firearm causing serious injury, a first-degree felony.

He is accused of shooting his 17-year-old girlfriend in the leg on Aug. 6 after learning she ignored his feelings by making plans that didn’t include him.

Mahdi allegedly told the teen that “if she went without him there would be trouble,” according to charging documents obtained by KSL.com.

He reportedly followed her to the party and demanded that she come home.

“He threatened to hurt her and told her that he was not afraid to punch her in front of everyone,” the records state.

Later in the night, Mahdi allegedly knelt down next to his girlfriend while she was sitting in the back seat of her friend’s car and shot her in the leg.

“[She] stated that Mahdi displayed a pistol, and she asked him if he had taken pictures with the gun. [She] reported that her ears started to ring, and she realized that she had been shot in the leg by Mahdi,” the charges allege.

A friend rushed the girlfriend to a local hospital, where she underwent surgery for a broken femur.

She immediately identified Mahdi as her assailant when Salt Lake police were called to the suspicious scene at around 2:30 a.m.

He was taken into custody on suspicion of felony discharge of a firearm, but wasn’t arrested for another week.

The teen told officers there was a history of abuse between herself and her boyfriend.

“The victim described their relationship as violent and abusive,” court records said.

“She stated that [he] is very possessive of her and treats her like she is his property. The victim further stated that [Mahdi] is physically, mentally, and emotionally abusive toward her.”

Mahdi is being held at the Salt Lake County Jail without bail.