ORLANDO, Fla. -- Five people were shot early Monday at an Orlando-area bar, killing one and leaving another in critical condition.
- 5 people shot outside Orlando-area sports bar
- 1 person dead at scene, 4 others hospitalized
- Deputies are looking for shooter or shooters
- UPDATE: Arrest made in connection to deadly Happy Place Sports Bar shooting
The happened outside the Happy Place Sports Bar on 7400 Southland Blvd., along Orange Blossom Trail near West Sand Lake Road, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.
The shooting, which happened around 1:30 a.m., stemmed from some type of incident that happened outside of the bar, investigators said.
The man who was found dead at the scene was identified later Monday as Edgar Rivera, 20. The other four who were injured are Christian Abrego, 23; Qudrain Nelson Hines, 22; Ed Rivera, 27; and Adrian Manrique, 24. Abrego is in critical condition; the others are stable, deputies said.
A security guard at the business was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center, deputies said, while the other three transported themselves to a hospital.
In the past year, deputies have responded to the Happy Place 30 times for various crimes.
Coming to work Monday, Christine Yim needed to be escorted to her family's restaurant Lei Lei Chinese Cuisine, another business at the same shopping plaza.
"I am not surprised the shooting happened, but it is unsettling to know that it happened so close to home, so to speak," she said.
Jessica Albanes said she knows the man who was killed. She came to the plaza in disbelief that this would happen to her friend.
"He had a beautiful smile, he had this one dimple right here," Albanes said. "... He was just a good person."
Officials are looking for a suspect in the shooting.
"Our biggest concern is we do have a shooter or possibly multiple shooters out there at large that we need to talk to, to see what happened. You know, if it was self-defense or whatever the reason was, please come forward," Deputy Ingrid Tejada-Monforte said.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).