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Neighbors caught shooter, 13, trying to hide gun in garage, police say

PALM BAY, Fla. — Eyewitness News has obtained 911 calls from residents in a Palm Bay neighborhood after a 13-year-old boy was accused of shooting two teens, police said.

The shooting happened Saturday night at a home on Rila Street Southeast where two teens, ages 14 and 17, were shot in the leg.

After the shooting, the boy tried to hide the gun in a nearby garage, but was caught by neighbors, according to a police report.

One woman called 911 and said her husband and another man chased the 13-year-old while another woman comforted the two shooting victims.

“Don’t go to sleep,” the woman said during the 911 call to the teens.

The woman talking to dispatch then gave a detailed description of the accused shooter.

“He was walking with a pink gun.”

Police arrested the boy’s mother, Brenda Maldonado, on Wednesday for not properly securing the gun.

Maldonado waved at our camera during her court appearance.

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The teen turned himself into police after talking to his mother. He faces several charges including attempted murder.

Maldonado, the mother, remains in the Brevard County Jail with a $55,000 bail.

Cierra Putman

Cierra Putman, WFTV.com

Cierra Putman flew south to join Eyewitness News in July 2016.