Overview

• FDLE issued an Amber Alert Thursday after the 17-year-old texted his family claiming he was shot and abducted by four men.
• Deputies found his abandoned truck off SW Highway 484 in Dunnellon alongside evidence of a single gunshot.
• Investigators say store records show he bought a bicycle, a tent, and camping gear in Ocala shortly before the alarming messages.
• The teen was located Friday in Williston with a non-life-threatening leg injury, which the sheriff says he inflicted with a handgun he had carried throughout.
• Witness accounts and physical evidence contradicted the abduction claim as detectives continue reviewing evidence and potential charges.