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APOPKA, Fla. - A 28-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot his girlfriend's 4-year-old son in the chest while fighting with the boy's father last month in Apopka.

What led to the shooting?

What we know:

On Aug. 19, deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) responded to reports of a 4-year-old boy who had a gunshot wound to the chest at 454 N. Park Ave. in Apopka.

The Apopka Police Department was the initial agency at the scene, who said the shooting took place at 35 E. Vigil St., which is in Orange County.

The child was airlifted to the hospital and is expected to survive.

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Officials said they located the child's mother and her 2013 white Ford Explorer at 454 N. Park Ave. According to an arrest affidavi

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