NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A 17-year-old is in custody after a 15-year-old boy was shot in the chest in a Nassau County neighborhood, according to the Nassau County Sheriff's Office.
The shooting happened at an intersection in the Spring Lake Estates neighborhood off Lem Turner Road and deputies were notified just after 4:30 p.m. The sheriff's office said the victim was inside a car with four or five others when he was shot in the chest.
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The group then went to West Nassau High School, where the victim is a student, to call for help. From there, the 15-year-old was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. A 17-year-old boy was arrested at the school. The sheriff's office said it is unclear if the suspected shooter was in the same car, a different car or on the street at the time of the shooting. Another suspect believed to be involved was arrested at a McDonald's in Callahan. All parties involved are under the age of 18 years old.
The sheriff's office is working to investigate what led up to the shooting.
If you have any information about this shooting, call the Nassau County Sheriff's Office at 904-225-5174 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.