DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Decatur man is facing charges after police said he exposed himself and then fired a shotgun, all after he allegedly became angry with a group of children.

Macon County court records show that Robert Loomer, 67, is charged with two Class 4 felony counts — both for weapons offenses and not for exposing himself. The counts are for reckless discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon — no FOID.

The charges stem from an incident on Sunday that started at the In & Out Convenience Store on Woodford Street. In a sworn statement, Decatur Police said Loomer became upset with “several juveniles” for reasons they did not disclose. Following them out of the store and around the back of the building, officers said Loomer continued to yell at the juveniles and unzipped his pants to show them his genitals.

The owner of the shopping plaza witnessed this act, police added.

At some point, Loomer had a shotgun and was later seen walking around a parking lot on nearby Wellington Way. Witnesses said he was yelling that he would find the kids he was mad at and that he was waiving the shotgun around.

“(A witness) stated Robert was swinging the gun around and then fired it once in her general direction,” police said. “(She) stated Robert did not aim the shotgun at her and did not hit her with the pellets but she heard the metal pellets bouncing off the side of (her apartment building).”

Officers responded around 4:19 p.m. and found Loomer sitting on the curb, with the shotgun laying on the ground next to him. Police said he followed officers’ directions in walking away from the gun and was placed under arrest.

Police said that as he was being arrested, Loomer made an unsolicited comment that he had accidentally fired the gun. A spent shotgun shell was found inside the breach of the gun.

A check of Loomer’s criminal history found no convictions, but police said a check of his FOID status showed he did not have one.

Loomer appeared in court for the first time on Monday, where Judge Lindsey Shelton denied him pretrial release. She found that there was clear and convincing evidence that Loomer had committed detainable offenses, poses a real threat to public safety and that no conditions could mitigate that threat.

He is due back in court on Sept. 10 for a preliminary hearing, when he will enter a formal plea.