GAINESVILLE, FL (352today.com) – One man is behind bars for his involvement in a Sunday morning shooting across from the University of Florida that left one woman with serious injuries.
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) says 24-year-old Fabian Rivera of Ocala is currently being held at the Alachua County Jail on charges of attempted murder for his involvement in the shooting.
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Officers say the shooting took place on the 1800 block of W. University Ave. behind MacDinton’s Irish Pub. The University of Florida Alert System reported the incident at 3:45 a.m.
According to GPD, the injuries to the woman hit during the shooting are described as “life-threatening.”
Alachua County’s inmate search says Rivera is awaiting trial with a felony charge for attempted murder and a misdemeanor charge for resisting officers. He is held without bond.