Man shot at Orlando strip club drives himself to hospital, deputies say

Deputies investigate shooting at Diamond Club on Semoran Boulevard

ORLANDO, Fla. – A 30-year-old man was shot and critically wounded early Thursday outside an Orange County strip club, deputies said.

The shooting was reported at 2:10 a.m. at the Diamond Club at 537 N. Semoran Blvd. in Orlando.

According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the club and found evidence of a shooting but did not locate any victims.

Deputies said the victim drove himself to Florida Hospital East, where he underwent surgery.

Witnesses told News 6 that an argument started inside the strip club and shots were fired when the fight continued outside.

Details about the shooter are not known.

 


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Ezzy Castro is a multimedia journalist on News 6's morning team who has a passion for telling the stories of the people in the Central Florida community. Ezzy worked at WFOR CBS4 in South Florida and KBMT in Beaumont, Texas, where she covered Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Being from Miami, Ezzy loves Cuban coffee and croquetas!

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