$2 million bail for shooting suspect

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Click here for a larger image of the alleged shooter, Otis Neal.

Bail for the man accused of shooting four people at a Temple Terrace McDonald's has been set at $2 million.

Otis Neal,18, asked for a public defender to represent him during a court appearance Saturday.

The Department of Corrections has a special hold on Neal not allowing him to be released.

Neal is accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Dalshon Walton. He is charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting into a crowd Thursday at the McDonald's on 56th Street and Sligh Avenue.

Three others were injured in the incident.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Neal was involved in a confrontation within the crowd of at least 50 people, when he took out a gun, fired one shot in the air and then multiple shots into the crowd. He was arrested at about 3 a.m. Friday at a Tampa apartment complex.

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According to his arrest record, in the past 18 months, Neal has been arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a gun, burglary and grand theft. In addition to the second-degree murder charge, Neal faces three counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.

Walton's mother, Talisha Eldridge, expressed her pain amid tears while just a block away from where the shooting occurred.

"It hurts," said Eldridge. "It really hurts."

Eldridge described her son as a good boy who liked to entertain others.

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"Happy, never sad, everybody [knows] him from dancing," said Eldridge. "That was his thing."

Eldridge said one of the last pieces of advice she gave her son was to avoid situations that look dangerous.

"Have to walk away from things," said Eldridge. "If you see something, just leave."

Witnesses say Walton did walk away from the McDonald's parking lot when he saw trouble brewing, but it was too late.

Security was high at King High School the day after the shooting and the school district says students can expect to see a similar number of deputies on campus Monday.

A letter was sent home Friday urging parents to tell their children to go straight home after school and not to gather at McDonald's. The principal also asked students to report any rumors about possible violence.

The sheriff's office says since school started it's received about a dozen calls about problems around the school, but most of those have been about suspicious vehicles or minor disturbances. They say it's not considered a high-crime neighborhood.

Some students say King High School is not a bad place.

"King ain't that dangerous," said student Jekobi Wynn-Davis. "You can get shot anywhere, but it's the people who do the shooting that's dangerous."

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