ORLANDO, Fla. -- A 14-year-old boy is accused of using a BB gun to ambush and sexually assault or rob women shopping at Orlando stores.

Police said Malik Gaither, 14, was arrested at Boone High School after an investigation into the rash of incidents in a parking lot located in the 3800 block of Semoran Boulevard.

The victims had finished shopping at a Publix and a Wal-Mart when they were confronted, police said.

"It was unfortunately involving women shoppers most of the time," Orlando police Sgt. Barbara Jones said. "They were taking their groceries and putting them in their cars."

Gaither is accused of sexually grabbing women during the incidents.

"When you are 14, I don't think it is appropriate to grab someone in the buttocks area," Jones said. "I should be able to come out of the grocery store, come out of Wal-Mart and take my cart to the car and be able to load my groceries or the items I have without being accosted."

"It is shocking that it is so close to home," a shopper said. "I mean, their school is right over there. It is very scary."

Gaither faces attempted armed sexual battery and aggravated assault and battery charges. He may be charged as an adult, Local 6 reported.

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