2 Dead, 7 Hurt in Shooting at Florida Bar

An “altercation” on the patio of a Miami-area bar sparked a lethal firefight between police and an armed patron early Saturday, according to authorities—who noted that the local department had conducted a mass shooter drill at the same location last year.

Local police addressed the press outside the Martini Bar, where they said a dispute around 3:30 a.m. attracted the attention of a security guard, who one of the feuding patrons promptly shot and killed. This set off volleys of bullets between the shooter and two Doral cops working off duty at the watering hole.

The patron who allegedly killed the guard lost his life in the gun battle, but one of the officers himself suffered a bullet wound—as did six civilians in the scene, two described as in critical condition.

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