(Updated 6:11 a.m. to include accomplice)
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Police were looking for a gunman Sunday night believed responsible for shooting a 37-year-old man on the city's west side, who underwent surgery at Bert Fish Medical Center for a gunshot wound to his left shin.
Marcus Peterson, 37, was shot at least once in a confrontation at 554 Josie St., about a block from Ronnoc Lane. Police responding to the 6:34 p.m. shooting, found the bleeding victim, who was expected to survive, police Sgt. Valerie Joyce said.
Police were looking for the alleged shooter, whom they identified as 20-year-old Roy D. Fudge Jr., described as black, 5 feet 10, 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is considered armed and dangerous.:
Jesse Lee McCoy, 26, was arrested earlier this morning at his residence and charged with being a principal to attempted murder for allegedly giving the gun to Fudge, police said.
At one point officer Bruce Holcomb and his canine partner, Buddy, picked up a track that led to a residence on Ronnoc Lane, but Fudge was not found. The case was turned over to police Detective Mike Covey.
Joyce said police weren't sure what led to the shooting, which was a black on black crime. This was the third shooting in the area in the last couple of months.
Anyone with information on Fudge's whereabouts or about the shooting itself, is asked to call Detective Covey at (386) 424-2223.