Girl, 14, Accused Of Opening Fire On Florida Teen

SARASOTA, FL — A 14-year-old Florida girl was charged with second-degree attempted murder after police said she fired nine shots at a boy with whom she had an ongoing social media dispute as to whether he was gay.

Genevieve Judge of the Sarasota Police Department told Patch it is too soon in the investigation to say whether the shooting incident involved bullying.

"That’s part of our investigation moving forward," Judge said. The shooting occurred at 9 p.m. Wednesday night outside a Sarasota home. Patch is withholding the girl's name because of her age.

The 16-year-old boy was shot twice, once in the upper right leg and again in the right arm, according to court documents. The boy is expected to survive.

"Witnesses told officers the victim and witnesses were speaking in a driveway when the girl opened fire.

She was arrested without incident on Thursday and taken to Sarasota County Jail.

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