ORANGE CITY, Fla – Orange City police have identified and arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that left a 46-year-old man wounded at Market Place Plaza.
In an update issued Sunday, police said they obtained a warrant and took the suspect, 21-year-old Joseph Aviles, into custody without incident. The suspect was being held at the Orange City Police Department and is expected to be transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.
Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Officers responded around 10:30 a.m. Saturday to reports of a disturbance at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in the Market Place Plaza parking lot that escalated into gunfire.
At the scene, officers found a 46-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the lower back. He was taken to a local hospital, and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
According to a preliminary investigation, the victim and the suspects did not know each other. Police said a verbal altercation broke out in the parking lot, and the male passenger of a vehicle fired at the victim, striking him.
Aviles appeared before a judge on Monday, where he was given a no-bond status.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Orange City Police Department at 386-775-9999 or bmartell@orangecityfl.gov.