Teen charged in shooting that injured 17-year-old

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A teen has been arrested Wednesday in connection to a shooting that left another teen hospitalized.

Jacquavius Smith, 15, and a 17-year-old were on the patio of a house in Pine Hills Tuesday when Smith accidentally shot the other teen, according to Orange County sheriff's investigators.

Investigators said the two initially told them that they didn't know how the teen was shot, leading investigators to believe that the boy might have been hit by a stray bullet, possibly from a passing car.

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That led to an extensive search for clues and a shooter Tuesday evening.

The injured teen was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center where he was reported to be stable. His name has not been released.

"Are you surprised that would happen?" Channel 9 reporter Karla Ray asked resident David Cintron.

"Not at all," Cintron said. "Not in this neighborhood.

Smith was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful discharge of a firearm and also has a violation of probation for trespassing, investigators said.

He was taken to the Orange Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

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