A store owner was arrested Tuesday morning after he struck a teenager and fled the scene, according to the West Melbourne Police Department.

In a release, police said they were dispatched to the Corner Store at 1100 S. Wickham Road around 4:30 p.m. due to a reported burglary in progress.

Police say the store owner — identified as Kavan Vishnubhai Patel, 32 — claimed he had received an alert from the alarm company and saw the front glass door being broken via security footage, police said.

“He reported seeing a male wearing a light-colored hoodie leaving the area on an electric bicycle,” the release reads.

Law enforcement officers then scoured the area for the individual, and during the search, an officer found someone matching the reported description laying on the side of the road, the WMPD announced.

The individual — a 14-year-old boy — appeared to have been struck by a vehicle and was taken to the hospital in critical condition, the release reveals.

“During the investigation, detectives determined that Patel had intentionally struck the juvenile with his vehicle, left the scene, and returned to the store,” the release continues. “Patel withheld this information from responding officers and did not disclose his involvement until confronted by detectives.”

Detectives also said Patel acknowledged he should have contacted law enforcement rather than strike the boy with his vehicle, but “he was angry at the time of the incident.”

Now, Patel faces charges of aggravated battery and leaving the scene of a crash involving great bodily injury. He is held without bond.