Okeechobee teen injured in shooting in Lake Placid

Special to Lake Okeechobee News
Highlands County Sheriff

Posted 8/10/23

Cameron Lee Rios, 19, of Hardee County, was arrested Aug. 8 in DeSoto County and charged with two counts of attempted homicide …

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Okeechobee teen injured in shooting in Lake Placid

Posted Thursday, August 10, 2023 2:19 pm

Special to Lake Okeechobee News
Highlands County Sheriff

HIGHLANDS COUNTY — A 19-year-old Hardee County teen is accused of a shooting that left an Okeechobee teenager hospitalized.

Cameron Lee Rios, 19, of Hardee County, was arrested Aug. 8 in DeSoto County and charged with two counts of attempted homicide and one count of improper exhibition of a firearm in connection with a shooting at a party that injured two teenagers.

The shooting took place around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 5 at a large gathering in a wooded area of the Leisure Lakes area in Lake Placid. Witnesses said Rios was involved in an argument at the party and was waving a handgun around, pointing it at multiple people, before he began firing as people ran away.

A 16-year-old male from Okeechobee is still hospitalized after being struck in the torso. A 19-year-old Sebring woman was struck in the ankle and shoulder. She has been released from the hospital.

Anyone with information is asked to call 863-402-7200 option 1 or email detectives@highlandssheriff.org.

Anonymous tips can be left via the HCSO app or with Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS (**TIPS on your cell phone) or at www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com. Crime Stoppers tips are always anonymous and can be eligible for a cash reward.