CLEARWATER, Fla. – A 16-year-old from Haines City faces multiple felony charges after allegedly shooting another teenager during a heavily advertised social media gathering on Clearwater Beach.
Noel Marsh III was taken into custody Monday night at his home in Polk County. Authorities have charged him with attempted second-degree murder, discharging a firearm in public, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a minor. Marsh is currently being held in the Polk County Jail and has refused to speak with detectives.
The shooting occurred around 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Coronado Drive during what online flyers termed a “Link Up” or “teen takeover.” According to Clearwater Police, an argument broke out between two familiar groups, escalating a month-long dispute that originally began in Winter Haven over social media and party-related rivalries…