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Callaway, Fla. - A Panama City man is in custody for a suspected shooting in Callaway early Wednesday morning . Jivaro Smith, 29, was arrested at Foxwood Apartments. Bay County Sheriff 's investigators say they caught Smith in the parking lot after he tried to run away. Authorities believe Smith was involved in the shooting that injured one man at an apartment near the intersection of Cherry Street and North Kimbrel Avenue . The victim was reportedly shot in the leg and is expected to be okay. BCSO Lt. Jeremy Mathis believes an argument led to the shooting. "We believe that there may have been some issues between the suspect and the victim earlier, but we're trying to confirm that through witness statements," said Mathis. Smith is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm. === A suspect was charged Wednesday in the shooting of a Callaway man. Bay County Sheriff 's deputies said the victim was shot in the leg shortly before 7 a.m. at an apartment complex i...

NEWS HERALD STAFF REPORT @The_News_Herald CALLAWAY — Authorities say a Panama City man was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with a shooting earlier in the day in Callaway. Jivaro Smith, 29, of 6220 Cedar Lane, is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm in connection with the shooting at 6201 Cherry St. in Callaway. The Bay County Sheriff 's Office reported finding a man shot in the leg at that location just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. BCSO reported its field services, criminal investigations and special investigations teams found Smith at Foxwood Apartments, 1701 Hamilton Ave., after the shooting and brought him in for an interview. "Investigators believe a verbal altercation between the two men escalated into a shooting," a BCSO news release stated . "The victim remains in a local hospital." ORIGINAL STORY BCSO investigating Callaway shooting CALLAWAY — The Bay County Sheriff ’s Office (BCSO) is investigating a shooting at an apartment com...