OCALA, Fla. – A 17-year-old was arrested and accused of pulling the trigger after an altercation at a bonfire party for a high school homecoming.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened a little over a month ago on Sept. 28. Hundreds of people were celebrating Forest High School’s homecoming at the bonfire party on SE 52nd Court in Ocala.
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According to the arrest report, witnesses told deputies a group of boys started fighting, and someone, later identified as Zachary Sarrach, pulled out a gun and started shooting at another juvenile.
No injuries were reported in the shooting.
Detectives reviewed social media videos that they said showed Sarrach with a gun and several shots being fired. Deputies said his parents also identified him from the images and videos.
A warrant was issued for this arrest.
When he spoke with detectives, the sheriff’s office said he admitted to having a gun at the party, getting into an altercation and threatening to shoot at a group of people if they attempted to attack him.
He was arrested on Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a firearm by a minor, carrying a concealed firearm, public discharge of a firearm and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.