Teen shoots woman in neck in Largo

6:17 PM, Feb 2, 2013   |    comments
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Largo, Florida-- Pinellas County deputies have arrested a teenager who they say shot a woman in the neck.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Trevon Griffin was attempting to rob the victim, Brieonne Roiland, at gunpoint when he allegedly shot her. She is currently recovering from her wound at a local hospital.

Deputies arrested Griffin as he was running through a field a short distance from the crime scene.

He was taken to the Pinellas County jail, charged with attempted first degree murder, attempted armed robbery, discharging a firearm in public, resisting arrest without violence, and possession of marijuana.