A 44-year-old convicted felon who allegedly fired a sawed-off shotgun at a 33-year-old man is scheduled to appear in Honolulu District Court for a preliminary hearing Wednesday on attempted murder and firearm charges.

Prosecutors charged Peter Picanco Sr. of Waikane on Friday with the attempted second-degree murder of Shaun Paulo. His bail was confirmed Monday at $250,000 at his initial court appearance.

Picanco was arrested Jan. 22 for the alleged attempted murder Dec. 20.

On Dec. 20, responding police officers found a pool of blood at the front door and at the scene of the shooting at the 48-197 Waiahole Valley Road home.

Victim Shaun Paulo, Nadia Bilermo, Maile Ebright and the alleged shooter Peter Picanco Sr. had gathered there when the shooting occurred at 1:20 a.m. Dec. 20.

The four were sitting at the kitchen table, on which Picanco had placed a brown and beige long gun, Bilermo told police.

Bilermo heard the weapon discharge and saw Paulo, her friend, had been shot, a police affidavit filed in court said.

Ebright drove Bilermo and Paulo, who suffered a gunshot wound to his right bicep, to the Castle Medical Center.

Police recovered the sawed-off shotgun and four shotgun shells.

Picanco made his initial court appearance Monday.

Picanco has a history of felony convictions dating from 1993 to 2000, including second-degree robbery, auto theft, owning prohibited weapons and drug charges.

Picanco is charged with second-degree attempted murder, use of a firearm in a felony, being a felon in possession of a firearm and illegal possession of a shotgun with a barrel shorter than 18 inches.