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Collier County deputies arrest 17-year-old for Immokalee shooting

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IMMOKALEE, Fla. — The Collier County Sheriff's Office arrested a 17-year-old boy, accused of shooting one person on Christmas.

Deputies say the shooting happened at La Soriano on Boston Avenue near Main Street around 5 p.m. According to a police report obtained by Fox 4, 17-year-old Rubio Sanchez-Gomez and the victim were fighting on the side of the building.

Deputies say the victim punched Sanchez-Gomez. When the victim turned around and started to walk away, video surveillance shows Sanchez-Gomez pulling a gun from his sweatshirt and shooting at the victim.

The report says Sanchez-Gomez shot the victim multiple times and was charging at them.

The victim ran behind the business and collapsed, the report says. They were sent to the hospital with at least two gunshot wounds. As of Christmas night, the victim is still alive.

Deputies later went to Sanchez-Gomez's home. With permission from his parents, deputies say they found four magazines, several rounds of ammo and a gun holster in his room. However, they said they did not find the gun.

Though the victim punched Sanchez-Gomez, deputies say he shot the victim at least twice while their back was turned.

He is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.