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Deputies: Man shot in altercation outside Cape Canaveral bar

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Updated  May 1, 2021 9:27am EDT
Brevard County
FOX 35 Orlando

1 shot at bar in Cape Canaveral

Investigators say one person was shot and a suspect was detained at the Slide Inn Bar Friday night after a fight.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Deputies with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office are investigating a shooting that happened outside a Cape Canaveral bar.

It was around 8 p.m. when deputies said two men got into a fight in the parking lot of the Slide Inn Sports Bar, at 7090 N Atlantic Ave. It escalated into a shooting, according to investigators.

A suspect in the shooting was being interviewed by deputies shortly before 10 p.m.  Authorities said there is no danger to the public.

Several roads in the vicinity were briefly shut down to traffic while deputies investigated. Investigators said the victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

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