Fourth of July fireworks show on Pensacola Beach ends with two men shooting each other
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting on Pensacola Beach that happened Tuesday night after Pensacola's Fourth of July fireworks show.ECSO spokeswoman Morgan Lewis told the News Journal that two men shot each other at Casino Beach between 10 and 10:30 p.m. before a large crowd spectating the holiday fireworks show had left the beach."We're not really sure in what order the gunshots happened," Lewis said.'Best planned fireworks show': Workers prep behind the scenes for what is promised to be a spectacular showPhotos: Symphony entertains Patriotic crowd during 4th of July celebration in PensacolaBoth men were transported to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. Their identities have not been released.Lewis said investigators believe there was an argument between the two which escalated to both drawing a gun, followed by the shooting. She said there is an ongoing investigation and there have been no arrests.This article originally appeared on
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting on Pensacola Beach that happened Tuesday night after Pensacola's Fourth of July fireworks show.
ECSO spokeswoman Morgan Lewis told the News Journal that two men shot each other at Casino Beach between 10 and 10:30 p.m. before a large crowd spectating the holiday fireworks show had left the beach.
"We're not really sure in what order the gunshots happened," Lewis said.
'Best planned fireworks show': Workers prep behind the scenes for what is promised to be a spectacular show
Photos: Symphony entertains Patriotic crowd during 4th of July celebration in Pensacola
Both men were transported to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening. Their identities have not been released.
Lewis said investigators believe there was an argument between the two which escalated to both drawing a gun, followed by the shooting. She said there is an ongoing investigation and there have been no arrests.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Pensacola Beach fireworks show ends in two people shooting each other
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