NAPLES — A local man was indicted by a Cumberland County grand jury on felony charges in connection with the shooting of a 9-year-old boy.

Daniel McGill, 26, was charged with elevated aggravated assault, punishable by up to 30 years in prison, and aggravated assault, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He faces additional felony charges of assault on an officer and reckless conduct with a weapon, both punishable by up to five years in prison.

Police said McGill shot his nephew Gavin Gilmore on May 19 with a pellet gun while shooting at squirrels. The pellet lodged in the front of Gilmore’s brain.

The boy was taken to Bridgton Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later moved to Maine Medical Center in Portland, from which he was treated and, eventually, discharged.

Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies went to the residence at about 5:30 p.m. for a reported shooting.

Police said Gilmore had been shot with a .177-caliber pellet gun. When a deputy moved to recover the gun, McGill shoved him, which led to a physical confrontation, police said.

Law enforcement investigators said in a written release that McGill appeared to be extremely intoxicated. He reportedly made statements indicating he had accidentally shot his nephew while he had tried to shoot at squirrels in the backyard of the home.

Gilmore’s mother, Bevin Greer, 34, was inside the home at 409 Lambs Mill Road at the time of the shooting and didn’t witness it, police said.