UPDATE(9:06pm) A Silver Creek Man was jailed Sunday evening following an incident that left a 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. 

 

Floyd County police were dispatched around 4:20 to a wooded area around Rockmart Rd. after receiving complaints that a group of people there were shooting off guns. Another call revealed that a person had sustained a gunshot wound. 

 

By the time police arrived, the crowd had dispersed. Police say an investigation into the incident revealed that 37-year-old Ennio Melara-Martinez was intoxicated when he was firing off his .22 caliber rifle. While trespassing on the Jack st. property, he also shot a 14-year-old boy in his right leg. Melara-Martinez was arrested at 5:30pm and is charged with cruelty to children in the 2nd degree, reckless conduct, criminal trespass, and discharging a firearm under the influence of alcohol.  

 

The minor was taken to Floyd Medical Center for treatment. His condition remains unknown.