At about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Pablo Burgos heard a gunshot.
"About two minutes later I heard a guy screaming," he said. "He knocked at the door, and he said, 'Please help me. Please help me. I'm shot.'"
The man was Glenn Altman, 27, of 1410 NW 55th Terrace, who had been shot in the face.
Burgos said he refused to open the door because he feared for his daughter's safety, but she called the police while Altman ran to another house.
The cops arrived a few minutes later and were searching for Altman when the Alachua County Sheriff's Office received a phone call from a hospital, which ASO would not name, saying a man with a gunshot wound to the face had driven himself there.
Deputies traced blood back to Altman's house, which was unlocked, to search for other victims. Instead, they found a small marijuana growing operation.
"We definitely believe it was drug related," ASO spokesman Art Forgey said. "Whether it was a robbery gone bad or a disagreement over price, we don't have the specifics."
Information from Altman led police to the house of Nelda McNeill, 6416 NW 27th Terrace, where an Alachua County Sheriff's SWAT team questioned people.
At about 4:30 p.m., officers arrested Stephen K. McNeill, 20, and charged him with burglary and attempted murder. McNeill's bond is set at $60,000.
Burgos, Altman's neighbor, was surprised but not worried by the shooting. After the blood was cleaned from his porch, he said, "This is a nice neighborhood."
Staff writer Katherine Bein contributed to this article.
