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One dead, three injured in hookah bar shooting

Posted at 9:56 AM, Feb 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-02-21 16:40:26-05
A 28-year-old man was killed and three other people injured early Saturday morning in a shooting at a Tampa hookah bar, deputies said. 
 
Manuel Ortiz was found injured at the Smokin Bull Hookah Bar at 2810 E. Bearss Ave. shortly after 4 a.m., according to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
 
Deputies believe the shooting occurred in the parking lot after a confrontation of some sort. About 50 people were in the parking lot when the shootings occurred.
 
Injuries to the other victims, a 20-year-old man, a 22-year-old man, and a 33-year-old woman, did not appear to be life-threatening.