A man was stabbed and seriously injured during an altercation with a bouncer inside a gay bar in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The incident reportedly occurred around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, at the Saloon, an LGBTQ venue on the corner of Hennepin Street and Ninth Avenue. of Minnesota Star Tribune.
A 27-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, was stabbed and taken by paramedics to a local hospital. he was seriously injured.
Police have not yet released the circumstances that led to the altercation.
A 33-year-old bouncer from Newport, Minnesota, was also treated for injuries at a local hospital and booked into the Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault.
Saloon CEO Christopher Bock said it was unclear what caused the fight.
“We’re still trying to figure out if they knew each other and how they met,” Bock said. star tribune.
Mr Bock added that CCTV footage from inside the bar showed the altercation from “not very good angles”.
“Nightclubs are tough,” Bock told the newspaper. “There’s a lot going on. … For New Year’s Eve, we’re going to double down on private security and add a few more people to our roster.”
Conflicts between staff or security guards and patrons at nightlife venues, although less common, can be part of the business of any establishment that sells alcoholic beverages.
Two years ago, a Minneapolis man was arrested after allegedly threatening staff at 19 Bar, the city’s oldest continuously operating LGBTQ bar, and pulling out a .45 caliber Glock during a confrontation with the bartender.
The man, Cornel Walter Harris, ultimately pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
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