DeLand police are investigating after a fight between several men led to another man being shot and killed early Saturday morning.
The DeLand Police Department says it, along with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, responded to McCabe’s Bar on North Amelia Avenue around 1:30 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting.
Investigators say witnesses told police that a fistfight broke out between several men, and during the fight, one of the men pulled out a gun and started shooting.
Police say 32-year-old KH of DeLand was shot multiple times in the chest. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. A bartender was also shot in both hands.
After the shooting, police say the suspect fled the scene and has not been located. Officers are following leads and urge anyone with information to contact the DeLand Police Department or the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
At an press conference later that morning, police said they have a person of interest they are looking for and plan to release more information later.
Police also said that the suspect and the victim knew each other, and both men were part of separate groups that arrived at the bar.
Two guns were also fired during the altercation, according to investigators.
WESH 2 News will provide updates as they come.
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