SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Two men were killed and one person was hospitalized after gunfire erupted overnight at a bar in Southwest Miami-Dade.
The incident took place at around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday in the Redlands near the intersection of Southwest 256th St. and 183rd Court at the Club Glades bar.
A bar fight erupted after two men got into a verbal confrontation over a spilled drink. The argument escalated, resulting in the agitator, identified as Paul Koch, leaving the bar and returning with a gun.
He then opened fire on the man he was arguing with, as well as an employee. Both men have been pronounced dead.
According to a family friend named Nicole, one of the men killed was Mark Hess, a father and resident in the area. He was an avid drummer and went to the bar because he wanted to hear the band playing.
“He was just a really happy guy. Willing to help anyone, loved the animals, loved the birds,” she said. “Supposedly it was a misunderstanding over a spilled drink. When we were told last night, it was almost like, ‘Am I dreaming?’ It’s just really unfortunate. It hits close to home, especially when you just see them hours prior. Life is precious.
7News spoke with Carlos, a band member who was playing at the bar, which was said to have roughly 80 people in attendance.
“Some guy spilled his drink,” he said. “And I understand that the owner offered him to calm down, to buy him a drink, and he did. And then they fought again, and that’s when they got kicked out, and then he went and got his gun.”
He had just finished his set when Kosh returned with a gun.
“I understand that the people that got shot were not even involved in the argument,” he said. “They were just there.”
Cameras captured the moments leading up to the incident.
“We were just driving by to see what had happened because we had been up all night. So, just pray for his family,” Nicole said.
According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, another man, unassociated with the argument, shot himself in the leg amidst the chaos. He was transported as a trauma alert via Air Rescue to Jackson South Medical Center. He is expected to be OK.
The Club Glades bar has since been closed.
“We love this place,” said Carlos. “Super nice people. The people that come here. The place is amazing. They’re super kind. It’s so unfair to them. It just takes one crazy guy with a gun.”
7News cameras captured crews bringing the victim in for treatment. He is in stable condition and is expected to be OK.
Deputies and investigators have been in and out of the bar since the incident.
Koch is currently in custody and is expected to make his first appearance sometime on Tuesday.
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