Dick Petarius, who was a clown with Tripoli Shrine in 2008, is charged with the attempted homicide of a Waukesha Police officer.

Petarius, 76, of Sussex, is accused of firing a 12-gauge shotgun at Police Officer Amanda Bauer while she was investigating a domestic dispute at his ex-wife’s house. The bullet came within inches of Bauer, according to the criminal complaint.

Petarius is facing nine other charges, including armed burglary, false imprisonment, intimidation of a victim, possession of a firearm contrary to domestic abuse injunction, possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle, attempted aggravated battery of an elderly person, violating a domestic abuse injunction and two counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety.