Two teenagers were shot in a West Palm Beach plaza after a high school football game by a 16-year-old who is allegedly affiliated with a Riviera Beach gang named the Navy Sharks.
The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) reported that on Friday, October 4, at approximately 11:13 p.m., they received multiple calls about gunshots being heard and children fleeing from the Food Town Shopping Plaza, located at 5335 North Military Trail near the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches.
Upon arrival, officers found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his lower leg and a 14-year-old girl with a gunshot wound to her thigh. Both were quickly taken to a local hospital for treatment.
According to a probable cause affidavit, witnesses reported that a group of teenagers had gathered at the shopping plaza following a football game between Palm Beach Lakes High School and Dwyer High School. Witnesses described a confrontation between two groups of boys, which escalated when one group threatened to start shooting.
One witness recounted seeing a damaged white car enter the parking lot, from which Xavier Houston, known in the area as ‘TOPSINNER’ and allegedly affiliated with the Riviera Beach gang Navy Sharks, exited and began shooting into the crowd. Additional gunfire was reported coming from the white car as well.
After the shooting, the teen reportedly fled the scene, only to return moments later to ask a witness if they had seen what happened. He was overheard on the phone saying, “Y’all chill, stop shooting,”
He has been accused of two counts of attempted homicide with a firearm and possession of a weapon.
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Source: cbs12
