HOMESTEAD, FLA. (WSVN) - One teen has been arrested after two other teens were shot at a hotel in Homestead.

Homestead Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the shooting at the Floridian Hotel, located along U.S. 1, near Northeast 11th Street, just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

Angel Ruiz, 18, was arrested and charged with culpable negligence involving a firearm and discharging a firearm in public.

Investigators said five juveniles were inside a room at the hotel when shots were fired, striking the 18-year-old victims.

“Upon the officers arrival, they discovered two people were shot. One was shot in the leg, and the other was shot in the mid-section or in the chest area,” said Homestead Police Sgt. Fernando Morales.

The male victim, who was shot in the chest, remains in critical condition. The female victim was shot in the leg and is expected to be OK.

Police said the shooting is believed to have been an accident.

Ruiz is believed to have brandished the gun and hit both victims with a single bullet.

“We’re not sure if they were showing off the gun or if an argument ensued or whatever the case is,” said Morales. “The detectives are trying to figure that out at this point.”

Paramedics transported both victims to Jackson South Medical Center.

Officers cordoned off the hotel’s parking lot while they searched for clues.

7News cameras captured a man in handcuffs being taken into police custody. It remains unknown whether or not the man was Ruiz.

Police shared a message for parents of teenagers in the middle of a pandemic.

“Parents [need to] please keep their children at home or try to keep them from congregating in this area, only because of the COVID-19 situation that we’re seeing,” said Morales.

The shooting is currently under investigation.

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