Teen shoots fellow teen’s dad in southeast Modesto

A 16-year boy was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of shooting the father of another teen with whom he’d had an argument.

The shooting occurred in the 2800 block of Penny Lane at about 3:45 p.m. The shooting victim’s son, while walking home from high school, got into an argument with the suspect, said Modesto Police Department spokeswoman Heather Graves. The suspect showed the boy he had a gun and the boy called his parents.

His mom and dad arrived at the scene in a vehicle and the boy’s father confronted the suspect, Graves said. During the encounter the suspect shot the father at least once then ran from the scene.

The victim, his wife and their son left in their vehicle and went to an AMPM at Yosemite Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue where they called police. The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive, Graves said.

Officers quickly found the suspect north of the shooting scene near Creekside Golf Course. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, Graves said.

Capistrano Elementary School was briefly placed on lockdown following the shooting.

This story was originally published March 1, 2017 at 4:33 PM with the headline "Teen shoots fellow teen’s dad in southeast Modesto."