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Baltimore lesbian bar dancefloor fight ends in 1 death, several shot

”And in the club individuals where inside dancing and as a result someone bumped into someone else according to witnesses and that person angrily left the location…. After [the] beating the suspect produced a handgun and shot the victim, then shot the individual seated in the car, and a stray bullet struck a third victim.”

Nicole Monroe of the Baltimore City Police Department describing the horrific fight and multiple shooting that occurred at Coconuts nightclub located on Madison Avenue next to Maryland General Hospital. The incident happened outside as the bar was closing around 2am Saturday. (ABC2 News Baltimore)

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