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08-04-2024
TALLAHASSEE: Two people have died and seven have been wounded following a shooting at a popular shopping mall in Florida.
A fight broke out at the Martini Bar located in the CityPlace Doral early on Saturday morning, according to Miami-Dade police. The altercation resulted in a security guard, who intervened in the dispute, being shot and killed by the gunman, who was then also killed in a subsequent gun battle with police, according to Alvaro Zabaleta, a Miami-Dade detective.
Six bystanders, including five men and one woman, were injured in the gunfight, as well as a police officer who was shot in the leg, Zabaleta said.
“Officers that were working at the commercial establishment at the time immediately responded, and there was an exchange of gunfire,” Zabaleta said during a news conference.
“Unfortunately, the security guard lost his life while he was performing his duties, and of course, our heart goes out to that family.”
The injured police officer, who applied his own tourniquet per CBS News, has since been released from hospital. Officers were already patrolling the area as part of a late-night security detail, according to police.
Locals said they were shocked by the violent event. “I thought it was fireworks,” William Suedois, who lives in an apartment near the nightclub, told WPLG.
“Then I heard probably 10 or 15 directly after that very, very fast and very loud. It was very scary, very scary,” Suedois said. “And my apartment is pretty close to all the music, it was very loud. I felt it in my chest.”
“There were cops all over,” Rob Abner, a ride-share driver, told NBC6. “I’m here a lot, so it is kind of concerning. It touches you personally.”
The outlet also noted that this shooting comes a year after Doral police conducted an active shooter drill and mass casualty training in an effort to prepare their officers for this type of situation.
“I thought it was fireworks,” William Suedois, who lives in an apartment near the nightclub, told WPLG. “Then I heard probably 10 or 15 directly after that very, very fast and very loud. It was very scary, very scary,” Suedois said. “And my apartment is pretty close to all the music, it was very loud. I felt it in my chest.”
The security guard working at the facility intervened during the fight which resulted in him getting shot.
Eye witness Peter Andres Jordan said: “You start hearing shots and it wasn’t one. It was one after another, after another, after another.”
As per the Miami-Dade Police, they responded to the scene and a gun fight broke out. One officer was shot in “his lower extremity” and seven other bystanders were wounded which includes six men and a woman.
Two of the bystanders were listed in critical condition while the officer was listed as stable after being shot in the leg. (Int’l Monitoring Desk)
