The 58-year-old man who shot two men at a house in Mandan early Tuesday will not face charges. The two victims of the shooting will.

District Judge Donald Jorgensen determined there was no probable cause for filing a complaint against Larry McCorkell, who fired the shots.

Morton County Assistant State's Attorney Brian Grosinger said Jorgensen's decision was based on witnesses saying McCorkell shot out of self-defense. Grosinger recommended charging McCorkell with one count of reckless endangerment, a Class C felony.

McCorkell shot two Bismarck men when they assaulted him at a party shortly after midnight Tuesday, Mandan Police Chief Dennis Rohr said. Steven Bernie, 20, was wounded in his leg and Christopher Stone, 28, was wounded in his stomach.

On Wednesday, Bernie was charged with two counts of simple assault and one count of disorderly conduct, all Class B misdemeanors. Stone was charged with three counts of simple assault and one count of disorderly conduct, also Class B misdemeanors. The multiple charges are from Bernie and Stone assaulting other people at the party before the shooting.

Bernie and Stone will be summoned to court on the charges when they are released from the hospital.

Rohr said McCorkell was released from the hospital Tuesday evening after being admitted for a condition unrelated to the disturbance.

Rohr said Mandan police have finished their investigation of the shooting.

"We have ample evidence and several witnesses with consistent stories," he said.

(Reach reporter Katie Brown at 250-8225 or katie.brown@;bismarcktribune.com.)