The girl, 17, was caught in the middle of a dispute between her stepfather, Jose Amaro, and his brother-in-law on Saturday night in Deltona, Florida. Amaro allegedly shot the teen in the right knee
A teenage girl was shot at a birthday party in Florida after a heated argument ‘about politics, Trump and the situation in Puerto Rico,’ the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.
The girl, 17, was caught in the middle of a dispute between her stepfather, Jose Amaro, and his brother-in-law on Saturday night in Deltona, Florida.
Authorities said that after becoming irate, Amaro, 41, shoved his brother-in-law and ran inside his home to grab a handgun. The men were said to have been drinking.
Family members said that they tried to restrain the man but he had by then already fired a shot into the yard. He was then tackled, according to the Sheriff’s office.
The bullet hit the 17-year-old girl in her right knee, deputies said.
Amaro was said to have been treating her wound before authorities arrived on the scene.
She was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford with non life-threatening injuries.
Her step-father was arrested and facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, authorities added.
The girl was taken to Central Florida Regional Hospital in Sanford with non life-threatening injuries. Her step-father was arrested and facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, authorities added
He was given additional charges of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after a criminal check was conducted and two New Jersey felony convictions were found.
Amaro is currently in Volusia County Jail and is being held without bail.
Many have frowned on President Trump’s response regarding the devastating hurricane that hit Puerto Rico.
Trump came under even more criticism when he irresponsibly chastised San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz.
Many have frowned on President Trump’s response regarding the devastating hurricane that hit Puerto Rico
Trump came under even more criticism when he irresponsibly chastised San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz