Orlando bar security involved in two shootings in less than two months
ORLANDO, Fla. Sept 11 2018 For the second time in two months, a person has been shot by an armed security guard at an Orlando area bar.
Deputy sheriffs responded to the Happy Place Sports Bar Monday morning, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office says that a shooting happened in their parking lot.
They got the call just after 1 a.m. Monday morning.
Upon arrival, deputies found a 55-year-old man who had been shot.
According to deputies, the man got caught up in a confrontation between a security guard and another person but it does not seem right now that he was involved in the altercation.
At this point, deputies say they still need to figure out a number of circumstances surrounding he shooting. The top of the list for them is who fired the gun and why.
The shooting victim was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center. Given the most recent update, he is in stable condition.
Back in July, five people, including a security guard, were shot. One of them died and one person was eventually arrested.
A man was arrested on charges of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a 20-year-old man at Happy Place Sports Bar in Orange County, detective said Friday.
