FT. LAUDERDALE — An elderly man was in custody after police say he shot a young boy in the stomach Sunday evening in Fort Lauderdale.

James McIvery, 79, is facing an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge, court records show. Police say the 12-year-old was playing football with friends in the street when McIvery walked out of his house and fired a gun around 5:30 p.m.

Some of the kids had knocked several times on McIvery’s apartment door, said Fort Lauderdale Police Det. Travis Mandell. “Some type of prior altercation took place and the 79-year-old male discharged a firearm,” said Mandell. “Some sort of confrontation ensued.”