A video of the incident involving Houston Texans star Tank Dell has emerged online following the shocking news of the wide receiver getting shot.
Dell was among 10 people who suffered injuries resulting from a mass shooting at a nightclub in Sanford, Florida, on Saturday evening. According to the Texans, the 24-year-old was transported to a hospital and released after being treated for a non-life-threatening injury.
A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged in connection to the shooting, with witnesses claiming he pulled out a handgun and started shooting into a crowd after a fight broke out. The teen was not part of the fracas, so his reason for opening fire is unclear.
As noted above, a video has since made it to the internet. You can check it out right below:
You can see some additional footage here:
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Per Florida Today:
“The incident began as a verbal altercation that escalated,” SCSO spokesperson Kim Cannaday said in a statement to local media and The Associated Press.
According to SCSO investigators, a verbal altercation escalated and the shooter shot 10 people before being apprehended by a security officer working at the venue. The victims suffered non-life-threatening wounds, mostly to the lower extremities, deputies said.
Shooter Involved In Tank Dell Shooting Incident Charged
The incident took place at Cabana Live at 4380 Carraway Place. According to a Facebook post, it had been booked for a private event.
The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office notes a security guard tackled the shooter to the ground almost immediately after he started shooting, preventing him from firing more shots and potentially harming more people or worse.
He has since been identified as Christopher Bouie Jr. He has been booked into a juvenile detention center, having been charged with attempted homicide, firing a weapon in a public place, using a firearm during a felony, and illegal possession of a firearm by a minor.
Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
