MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Bradenton police have arrested a 16-year-old boy after they say he shot a flare gun onto a field of soccer players during a game.

According to police, the teen shot the gun onto a field full of players during a match at a Bradenton private school on Nov. 21. Officials did not name the school.

According to detectives, the 16-year-old, who does not attend the private school, was asked to leave the soccer match due to disruptive behavior.

The teen and his friends left the school’s property and returned to the vehicle they’d driven to the soccer game, parked at a nearby restaurant.

Officials said the teen then fired the flare gun from the passenger seat of the car toward the school’s soccer field.

Witnesses said the flare narrowly missed players but burned two holes in the artificial turf. Officials said the flare caused more than $1,000 in damage. 

After being questioned about the incident, the teen admitted to shooting the flare, expressed remorse, and agreed to turn himself in to Bradenton Police detectives.

He was arrested on Dec. 9 and charged with criminal mischief damage of more than $1,000, a third-degree felony and culpable negligence with exposure to harm, a second-degree misdemeanor.

The teen, whose name was not released by authorities, was taken to the Manatee juvenile detention center.