Crime & Safety

Person Shot In Leg During Fight At Clearwater Chick-Fil-A

Police were called to the Chick-fil-A at 2516 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard around 7:45 a.m. after a fight erupted and a person was shot in the leg.

CLEARWATER, FL — One person was shot in the leg during an argument at Chick-fil-A in Clearwater Friday morning.

Clearwater police were called to the Chick-fil-A at 2516 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard at 7:45 a.m. after a group of people got into a fight and one person was shot in the leg.

Police said the argument and shooting were caused by a dispute over money.

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The victim, Victor Marquez, 20, was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa where he remains in stable condition with a gunshot wound to his leg.

The shooter was taken into custody and has been identified as Jack Colston, 20, of Clearwater.

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He has been charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, shooting within an occupied building and carrying a concealed firearm.

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