MELBOURNE, Fla. – A person was injured in a shooting in Melbourne on Saturday evening, according to a news release.
Melbourne police said they responded to the 600 block of Dartmouth Avenue around 7:30 p.m.
According to the release, the incident began as a domestic argument when the suspect – later identified as 22-year-old Quentin Mosquera – “discharged a firearm, striking the victim one time.”
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Police said after the shooting, Mosquera then fled. A family member took the victim to the hospital.
The victim’s injuries are not life-threatening, according to the release.
Mosquera later turned himself in to the Melbourne Police Department, where he was arrested.
He faces charges of aggravated batter