TAMPA, Fla. — Security at a Tampa hookah lounge shot a man who they said shot off his own weapon, according to police.
The man later died at the hospital.
It happened around 6 a.m. Saturday at the Flow Hookah Lounge, located at 2312 W. Waters Ave., according to a Tampa Police Department news release. At some point overnight, the man got into an argument inside the lounge and was escorted out by security.
He then grabbed a gun and fired it, police said. Security intervened and returned fire, hitting the man.
His identity is not yet known.
Police say an investigation is ongoing.
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