Key Takeaways
- At a Hialeah, Florida apartment complex around midnight on October 30, a 42-year-old man was harassing a woman at a party.
- Another man intervened, and the 42-year-old struck him with a vase, prompting the intervening man to draw a gun.
- The two men struggled over the weapon and it discharged, shooting the 42-year-old in the face, and both were taken to the hospital.
- Police said the man who intervened did nothing wrong and was acting in self-defense under Florida's Stand Your Ground law.
- Police described the shooting as accidental and said the 42-year-old will face charges once he is released from the hospital.
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HIALEAH, FL — A man who stepped in when another partygoer harassed a woman at a Florida apartment complex ended up in a struggle over the gun he drew around midnight on the night of Friday, Oct. 30. The man accused of starting the fight was shot in the face, police said.
Police say a 42-year-old man at the party was harassing a woman, as reported by Local 10 News. When another man intervened, things escalated.
Detectives say the 42-year-old hit the man with a vase. The man pulled out a gun. The two struggled over the we...