A Lafayette teenager is listed in stable condition following a Saturday afternoon shooting.

Cpl. Paul Mouton  reported police responded to the 100 block of Petunia Street at about 6 p.m. Saturday to find a 15-year old victim with a gunshot wound to the neck.

Officer located the suspect who has been identified only as a 16-year-old male. He has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery by shooting. He was booked into a juvenile detention home.

Mouton said investigators determined that a disturbance began between the two teens. that led the suspect to shooting the victim.

The shooting remains under investigation.

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