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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – A shooting that happened about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday has resulted in one man’s death and a teenager charged with his murder.
According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, 17-year-old Brayden Raul Gomez shot William Robert McArthur in the back of the head.
McArthur, who was a Lyft driver, was reportedly giving Gomez a ride from a Front Beach Road business to the Woodlawn area. Gomez was in the back seat.
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Investigators said Gomez confessed to the shooting, saying he was angered by some of McArthur’s comments to him.
He claimed the victim pointed out Gomez was intoxicated and underage, said he would amount to nothing, and said Gomez’s mother was “Sorry.”
That’s when Gomez allegedly pulled his gun and shot McArthur near the intersection of Wildwood Road and Emerald Cove Street.
Authorities said Gomez told them he pulled McArthur out of the car and tried to resuscitate him. The car continued to roll until it stopped about 100 yards down the road.
Deputies said they found Gomez’s bloody clothes at his mother’s nearby home.
They also said Gomez led them to the gun that he allegedly threw in a garbage can in Woodlawn.
The State Attorney’s Office has waived Gomez to adult status.
He is currently in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice, charged with an Open Count of Murder.
