SPRING HILL — A man shot another man in the back of the neck Thursday afternoon after a fight broke out over the sale of a car on Northcliffe Boulevard, Hernando County sheriff's deputies said.

Edward Padilla suffered "significant, but not life-threatening" injuries, according to Sheriff's Office officials, and was released from the hospital.

Padilla gave a ride at 2:40 p.m. to another person who was going to sell a car to Amaury Yusbel Colarte of Spring Hill, deputies said. During the negotiations, an argument started, and the people involved began producing weapons. Someone got a baseball bat, and Colarte drew a knife. Later, Colarte retrieved a gun from his house, investigators said.

When Padilla drove away, Colarte shot into the car, hitting Padilla in the back of the neck, according to deputies. Padilla continued driving and later sought help. Meanwhile, someone called 911 to report gunshots.

Deputies responded to both Padilla's location and the location of the shots, and realized the two reports were related, deputies said.

Colarte, 37, was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and shooting into an occupied vehicle. He was being held Friday at the Hernando County Detention Center in lieu of $20,000 bail.