BRADENTON, Fla. — A 17-year-old is in the hospital after exchanging gunfire with Manatee County deputies and getting shot, the sheriff's office said.
It all started around 1:30 a.m. Friday in The Grove Mobile Home Park in the area of 47th Avenue Drive E near 10th Street E and 9th Street Court E in Bradenton. Deputies say they were called to the area because someone was checking car door handles.
When they arrived in the neighborhood, deputies say they saw a 17-year-old boy get into a car. When a K-9 unit tried to confront the teen, deputies say the teen fled on foot.
As the teen was running away, the sheriff's office said he fired multiple shots at deputies. Deputies returned fire, ultimately hitting the teen in the left leg.
The teen was given aide until first responders arrived to take him to the hospital for treatment. The teen is currently in custody at the hospital, the sheriff's office says.
No deputies, K-9 or other people were hurt in the shooting, the agency said.
The 17-year-old is expected to face pending charges of two counts of attempted murder while engaged in a felony, use of a deadly weapon on a police animal and armed burglary.