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Florida Teen Shot Himself in Leg to Sell 'Completely Made Up' Kidnapping By "Hispanic" Men, Cops Say

Police say that Caden Speight, 17, faked his disappearance.

Police in Florida say that a teenager thought to have been abducted by four Hispanic men actually staged his disappearance in an elaborate hoax.

The ruse began on September 25, around 4 p.m., when police say they received information that Caden Speight, 17, had been abducted and that a gun had been fired during the abduction. According to police, Speight actually shot himself in the leg as part of the hoax.

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