Overview

• Carlos Portugal Gouvea, 43, was charged in Brookline District Court with illegally discharging a pellet gun, disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and damaging property.
• He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment and was released on personal recognizance with a return date in early November.
• Police say he fired two shots near Temple Beth Zion on Beacon Street, and officers later found a shattered car window with a pellet lodged in the vehicle.
• Two private security guards reported confronting him after hearing loud shots, a brief struggle ensued, and he was arrested after briefly retreating to a nearby residence.
• Investigators report no indication the synagogue was the intended target, and Gouvea told police he was hunting rats.