Escambia sheriff urges 8Fifty Event Center to improve security after 2 homicides in a year

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Two homicides in the span of one year at a Pensacola event center has the sheriff calling for some changes.

Sheriff Chip Simmons says he’s advised the owner of the 8Fifty Event Center to improve security.

One man was killed and another injured in the parking lot of the venue on Friday night. An April 2025, one man was killed on that same property…

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