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Orlando shooting arrest Orlando police have made an arrest in the Sept. 5 shooting at the Colonial Plaza shopping center. Investigators say Justin Flores Herrera, 17, is being charged with attempted murder. (Orlando Police Department | WFTV staff)<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Orlando police announced they arrested 17-year-old Justin Herrera <\/a>for the shooting.<\/p>\n Herrera appeared before a judge at the Juvenile Justice Center in Orlando on Friday, on charges of Attempted First-Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Minor.<\/p>\n The family identified the victim as 19-year-old Nicholas Alves. <\/p>\n According to Alves\u2019 girlfriend, who asked not to be identified, Alves was shot three times in both his hands and his right bicep. <\/p>\n She told Channel 9 that Alves is awake and still recovering in the hospital. But the road ahead will include extensive occupational therapy and lots of hospital bills. <\/p>\n \u201cHe needs 24\/7 care and it\u2019s just a long road of recovery,\u201d said Alves girlfriend. <\/p>\n She told Channel 9 that she hasn\u2019t left Alves\u2019 hospital bed since the shooting on Saturday.<\/p>\n Alves was working a sales job at Colonial Plaza when Orlando Police said Herrera ran up to him, yelling with a firearm.<\/p>\n Police say Herrera tried to punch Alves, who tried to defend himself before he was shot.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t know really what was going on through that kid\u2019s mind. We know what was going through my boyfriend\u2019s, and he was just trying to do his job,\u201d Alves\u2019 girlfriend said.<\/p>\n According to Alves\u2019 girlfriend, Alves and Herrera had never met before. She doesn\u2019t know why Alves was attacked, but after opening fire, Orlando Police said Herrera ran off, leaving Alves bleeding at the scene.<\/p>\n Herrera was arrested five days later and police eventually recovered the firearm and other evidence believed to be used in the shooting.<\/p>\n During a court appearance on Friday, a judge found there was probable cause to hold Herrera in detention until his next hearing on October 1st at 8:30 am. <\/p>\n With Herrera in custody, Alves\u2019 girlfriend said the family does feel some relief. They are now laser-focused on his long recovery ahead.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people turn to anger when some of these things happen in their lives, but not him. And that\u2019s what I\u2019m very grateful to say about him. That with all of this going on, he just has a smile on his face and knows that it could have been worse,\u201d said Alves\u2019 girlfriend. <\/p>\n The family has set up a GoFundMe to cover Alves\u2019 high medical costs. <\/p>\n That GoFundMe is linked here. <\/a><\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n