ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — An 18-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for shooting a 13-year-old last weekend in downtown St. Petersburg, according to police.
Deshayne McCullough allegedly shot the teen boy in the leg Saturday night after an argument before fleeing the area, police said.
Law enforcement arrived at around 11 p.m. along 2nd Avenue North in reference to the shooting and found the 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his leg.
He was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
McCullough was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon causing great bodily harm and delinquent in possession of a firearm.
