TAMPA — The search for a man accused of shooting a bystander who intervened during a domestic dispute at a 7-Eleven earlier this month is over: Tampa police said Edward Nieves fled to Puerto Rico after the Feb. 2 shooting.

Now the 43-year-old man is back stateside and in custody. He was arrested Monday evening after flying into Orlando International Airport.

VIDEO: Tampa police seek man who assaulted woman, shot bystander

Edward Nieves faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is now being held in Orange County but will be brought back to Hillsborough County to stand trial.

The incident took place at about 2 a.m. at the 7-Eleven at 1930 N Dale Mabry Highway, police said. A witness said he saw a man assaulting a woman as they sat in a red Ford F-150 pickup truck in the parking lot, police said. When the witness tries to intervene, he said he got into a physical altercation with the man.

Then the man went back into his truck, grabbed a gun, shot the witness in the left shoulder and then drove off. The witness suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police started searching for the gunman, and the woman to ensure her safety.

Tampa police said they later identified Nieves as the shooter and learned that he had flown to Puerto Rico. He flew into Orlando at about 7 p.m. Monday. No other details about the case were released by Tampa police.