Public Safety

Teen arrested after firing gun at victims following Archer Road argument

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 17-year-old Saturday night after he allegedly opened fire on a group of people near Southwest Archer Road and 129th Street. The confrontation began at a nearby Chevron station, escalated when the suspects followed the victims into a residential area, and ended with the teenager discharging a weapon from a vehicle — though no one was struck. He faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm from a vehicle within 1,000 feet of another person, while charges against a second occupant of the vehicle remain pending.

Sources: WCJB TV20