DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It took Daytona Beach police less than 12 hours to track down the person who they say was responsible for a shooting Wednesday morning that sent a teenager to the hospital.
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Daytona Beach police officers responded to 1096 Mason Ave. near Derbyshire Park just after 9 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a person who had been shot.
The officers arrived to find the 18-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to Halifax Hospital and is expected to survive.
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Police have not identified the victim but said he was a student who was walking to school when he was shot.
According to the police department, officers canvassed the area for several hours but weren’t able to identify the shooter.
Later Wednesday night, police announced the arrest of 23-year-old Willie B. …