SHOOTINGS

 

FLORIDA:

Argument leads to fatal shooting in checkout line of grocery

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — An argument in the checkout line of a South Florida grocery store escalated into a fatal shooting, as other shootings around the state took place in a sports bar and a banquet hall.

The argument between two men started in the checkout line of a Publix on Saturday evening in the upscale neighborhood of Coral Gables, known for its Mediterranean-style mansions and being the home of the University of Miami. One of the men pulled a gun and shot the other man. The victim died in the store, and the shooter was in police custody, according to the Miami Herald.

No further details were immediately provided.

Meanwhile, four people were shot Saturday night at the Player’s Sports Bar and Grill in North Lauderdale, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. After a fight took place in the sports bar and a patron was told to leave, the patron shot at the bar, striking several people. One victim has injuries that are believed to be life-threatening, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.

The suspect fled the scene.

In Orlando, police were searching for a suspect in a fatal shooting at a banquet hall early Sunday. Police were called to the event space where they found a victim in critical condition, according to Orlando television station, WFTV.

The victim was pronounced dead at a hospital. No further details were immediately provided.

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PENNSYLVANIA:

Philadelphia toddler shot in dispute between tow truck drivers

The 3-year-old boy was shot in his left leg and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was stable.

Feb. 6, 2022

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By Doha Madani

A 3-year-old boy was shot early Sunday in Philadelphia after two tow truck drivers got into a dispute, police said.

The boy was shot in his left leg and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was stable, Philadelphia police said. The injury happened after the two drivers got into a dispute at a parking lot in the Port Richmond neighborhood, NBC Philadelphia reported.

It's unclear what the two drivers were arguing about. One of the drivers went back to his car for a handgun before he opened fire at the other driver's vehicle, police said.

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