PALM BAY, Fla. – A 16-year-old is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, after shooting another teen at a Palm Bay park last month, according to the police department.
Police said Orlando Colbert-McGlon was arrested and booked into jail on Friday.
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Officers responded to Lynne Nungesser Park on Dec. 22 around 7:20 p.m. and learned the teen who had been shot was taken to a hospital.
According to a probable cause affidavit, three teens in a car were waiting to meet Colbert-McGlon when the 16-year-old approached the car and shot at the passenger four times, hitting him in the face.
The victim’s condition was not released by authorities.
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Colbert-McGlon told officers he was not at the park when the shooting happened, according to police. However, one of the teens in the vehicle was able to identify the shooter for police, according to the affidavit.
Colbert-McGlon faces charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery causing bodily harm.
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