TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Police Department has launched an investigation following a fight in a movie theater parking lot that reportedly left three people injured and others shaken up after a gunshot was fired into the air.
Officers responded to the AMC on Highwoods Preserve around 10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 following reports of a disturbance in the parking lot, the police department reported.
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Police said their initial investigation found that one shot was fired into the air by a person who had been involved in a fight outside the movie theater.
No one was hit by the shot fired, but officials said three people sustained minor injuries as individuals ran from the area.
As of Sunday afternoon, it remained unclear what led up to the fight. Officials said the incident was not an active shooter situation.
Detectives were still working to identify those involved in the fight Sunday. No further information was immediately available.