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Shooting at South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach Leads to Lockdown

Fight led to two victims being shot near entrance gate.

By Sebastian Del Marmol

| Sunday, Jan 29, 2012 | Updated 9:27 AM EDT

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A double shooting at the South Florida Fair led to a lockdown Saturday night.

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Individuals enjoying the South Florida Fair in Palm Beach County saw their good times come to a frightening end late Saturday night with a double shooting that forced police to lockdown the fairgrounds as they looked for the shooter.

Police says the shootings took place just inside an entrance gate as a result of a fight between a few individuals at around midnight.

Two victims were shot; one was air lifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center while the other was taken to Wellington Regional Medical Center. Neither had life-threatening injuries, police said.

After the shooting, police closed the exits to the fair as they looked for the suspect but started letting fairgoers leave about an hour later at 1 a.m.

At 9 a.m. police spokesperson Terry Barbera said the suspect still had not been found.

Anyone with information on the shooting is encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.