The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an Amber Alert on Thursday evening for 17-year-old Caden Speight.
Speight was last seen in the area of the 12800 block of SW Highway 484 in Dunnellon. He was wearing an unknown colored T-shirt and blue jeans.
Speight may be in the company of four unknown males, possibly Hispanic, FDLE said, and they might be traveling in a light-colored van.
Speight is believed to be 6-foot tall and weighs 150 pounds.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office shared on Thursday that it was investigating a shooting around 4 p.m. in the same location where Speight was last seen.
When deputies arrived, they located a vehicle that belonged to Speight, but he was not present and has not been located.
If located, FDLE says do not approach and contact law enforcemen