Fort Lauderdale increases security for NYE after shooting injures 5 outside bar

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is increasing security in response to the larger crowds of the New Year’s Eve celebration on Wednesday night.

The celebration comes just days after a shooting injured five people outside Dicey Riley’s Irish Pub on Sunday in the Himmarshee Village area.

A gunman opened fire at about 2 a.m. on Sunday near the corner of Southwest Second Street and Nugent Avenue…

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