Two minors were arrested this week after a fight near a Plantation school ended with one person shot in the shoulder, the police department said Friday.
On Monday afternoon, officers were called about a group of minors fighting near the intersection of Northwest 70th Avenue and Northwest 16th Street, which is across the street from Plantation High School. When they arrived, officers saw multiple minors running away and one who had been shot in the shoulder, Plantation Police said in a news release.
The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. The police department did not provide the person’s age or gender.
Investigators said during the fight, one minor “approached the group, produced a handgun, and pistol-whipped the victim,” causing the gun to go off and a bullet to hit the victim’s shoulder, according to the news release. The crowd dispersed after hearing the gunshot.
Plantation Police collect evidence at the scene of a shooting at the intersection of Northwest 70th Avenue and Northwest 16th Street in Plantation, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
The minor who initially had the gun gave it to another minor, and both ran away, the police department said. Investigators later found and recovered the gun from a canal in Lauderhill.
Both minors were taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center. Plantation Police did not provide their ages or genders or specify what charges they are facing.
Police do not believe that the gun was ever on the nearby school campus, the news release said. The fight and shooting happened after school hours and off campus.
There may be additional arrests, the police department said.