Police investigate parking lot shooting after casino night turns violent
A man has been arrested following a shooting in the basement of a Menlyn Maine casino after an argument with his girlfriend.
A man has been arrested after a shooting incident took place in the basement parking of Time Square Casino in Menlyn Maine on July 28.
According to police spokesperson, Captain Johan van Dyk, a woman and her boyfriend were at a restaurant at the when an argument broke out between them.
Van Dyk said the man accused the woman of flirting with others, and, ‘at approximately 00:30, the boyfriend and [another] friend went outside, and the [woman] followed them’.
The boyfriend then allegedly pulled out a gun and began shooting at the woman.
Van Dyk added that the woman ran for safety and hid behind a car that was parked nearby.
“After a period of silence, she emerged but found her boyfriend missing, [and assumed that] he had fled.
“She also discovered that her iPhone Pro 12 had been struck [by a bullet, and had] a visible hole in it,” stated Van Dyk.
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The cellphone belonging to the victim after being hit by a bullet.
The woman then reported the incident to the police.
Investigations to discover all information regarding this event are ongoing.
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