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Man arrested for Orlando hookah bar shooting that left 6 people injured, sheriff says

Man arrested for Orlando hookah bar shooting that left 6 people injured, sheriff says
AND ONLINE AT WESH A COM WE LEARN MORE. AND TONIGHT, INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT THEY NOW HAVE THE MAN SUSPECTED OF SHOOTING INTO TWO CROWDED NIGHTSPOTS LAST OCTOBER. SHERIFF JOHN MENA SAYS A 25 YEAR OLD MAN WITH A LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY ENDED UP HURTING SIX PEOPLE THAT NIGHT. ANIKA HOPE IS LIVE AT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, US AND CHANUKAH. WHERE IS THAT MAN RIGHT NOW? BEHIND BARS. INVESTIGATORS SAY CHRISTIAN BURGOS IS IN CUSTODY FOR OTHER CHARGES. AND THEY SAY WHEN HE WAS LAST, THEY FOUND AN AR 15 STYLE RIFLE. THEY WAS USED IN BOTH OF THESE LOUNGE. THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE HAS. AS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FRANKLY, CONCERNS ME AS WELL. SHERIFF JOHN MINA AND DETECTIVE ROBERT GORDON SAY THIS VIOLENCE ALL STARTED. A RAPPER WAS SET TO PERFORM AT TOXIC LOUNGE LAST OCTOBER. INVESTIGATE IS BELIEVED 25 YEAR OLD CHRISTIAN BURGOS WAS CONNECTED. ANOTHER CLUB. WE LEARNED THAT WAS CONNECTED TO A RIVAL NIGHTCLUB THAT WAS OUTFITTED BY THE TOXIC LOUNGE. FOR THIS TO HOST A RAPPER, INVESTIGATORS SAY THE EUPHORIA HOOKAH LOUNGE JUST A FEW MILES AWAY, WAS GOING TO HAVE AN AFTER PARTY. DETECTIVES SAY TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO DRIVE BY AND SHOOT INTO BOTH VENUES. SO SIX PEOPLE WERE STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AT THE TOXIC NIGHTCLUB. AND APPARENTLY, YOU THERE WERE A LOT MORE PEOPLE THERE. WE COULD HAVE HAD MULTIPLE KILLINGS AT THAT TOXIC. ONE WOMAN WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD BUT SURVIVED. FORTUNATELY, NO WAS SERIOUSLY HURT AT THE HOOKAH LOUNGE, NO ONE DIED. BUT INVESTIGATORS, BECAUSE NO ONE GOT A GOOD LOOK AT THE CAR. BURGOS WAS DRIVING. IT WASN’T UNTIL JANUARY THEY STARTED TO PIECE IT ALL TOGETHER. THAT’S WHEN BURGOS WAS ARRESTED FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN A CARJACKING. THAT’S WHEN THEY FOUND AN AR 15 STYLE RIFLE THAT THEY CONNECTED TO BOTH OF THE LOUNGE SHOOTINGS. PEOPLE WHO ARE CONVICTED FELONS, OBVIOUSLY, ARE BUYING THEIR FIREARMS LEGALLY. MOST OF THEM, GET IT, GET THEM THROUGH THROUGH STEALING THEM. WHETHER THAT’S IN HOUSES, BUT MOSTLY UNLOCKED. MENA SAYS HE KNOWS NIGHTLIFE SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE COMMUNITY. HE SAYS HIS DEPUTIES TARGET THE VENUES THAT DON’T APPEAR TO HAVE PROPER LICENSING TO PREVENT THESE KINDS OF THINGS FROM HAPPENING. WE SENT IN PLAINCLOTHES DETECTIVE TO TO BUY ALCOHOL. WE’RE CONSTANTLY DOING SURVEILLANCE WITH UNMARKED VEHICLES IN THOSE AREAS WHERE WE KNOW HAD ISSUES BEFORE. THE SHERIFF SAID BURGOS HAS LONG CRIMINAL HISTORY. THAT INCLUDES A MURDER CHARGE FROM AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY KISSIMMEE. HE’S NOW FACING SIX COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND A CHARGE SHOOTING INTO
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Man arrested for Orlando hookah bar shooting that left 6 people injured, sheriff says
An arrest was made in a 2022 hookah bar shooting that left six people injured, Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced on Tuesday.Deputies arrested Cristian Burgos, 25, for the drive-by shooting at Toxic Lounge in October of last year."This type of violence has had people concerned in our community and frankly, it concerns me as well," Mina said.Mina and Det. Robert Gautam say the violence all started when a rapper was set to perform at Toxic nightclub last October.Investigators believe 25-year-old Burgos was connected to another club.​"We learned that Burgos was connected to a rival nightclub that was outfitted by the Toxic Lounge for this to host a rapper," Gautam said.Investigators say the Euphoria Hookah Lounge just a few miles away was going to have an after party.Detectives say Burgos drove by and shot into both venues."So six people were struck by gunfire at the Toxic nightclub. And apparently, you know, there were a lot more people there, so we could have had multiple killings at that Toxic Lounge," Mina said.One woman was shot in the head, but survived.Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt at the hookah lounge, and no one died.But investigators say because no one got a good look at the car Burgos was driving, it wasn't until January that they started to piece it all together.That's when Burgos was arrested for his alleged involvement in a carjacking.They found an AR-15-style rifle that they connected to both of the lounge shootings."Convicted felons obviously aren't buying their firearms legally. Most of them, again, get them through, just stealing them whether that's in houses but mostly unlocked vehicles," Mina said.Mina says he knows nightlife safety is a top priority for the community.He says his deputies target venues that don't appear to have proper licensing to prevent those kinds of things from happening."We send in plain clothes detectives to buy alcohol. We're constantly doing surveillance for unmarked vehicles in those areas where we know we've had issues before," Mina said.The sheriff said Burgos had a long criminal history that includes a murder charge that came out of an attempted robbery in Kissimmee.Burgos is now facing six counts of attempted murder and a charge for shooting into a building.Top headlines:Police: 4 children, 5 adults shot near beach in FloridaNHC tags area with potential for tropical development, says it will bring Florida rainPolice: Baby dies after parents leave her in car to go to church in Palm Bay

An arrest was made in a 2022 hookah bar shooting that left six people injured, Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced on Tuesday.

Deputies arrested Cristian Burgos, 25, for the drive-by shooting at Toxic Lounge in October of last year.

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"This type of violence has had people concerned in our community and frankly, it concerns me as well," Mina said.

Mina and Det. Robert Gautam say the violence all started when a rapper was set to perform at Toxic nightclub last October.

Investigators believe 25-year-old Burgos was connected to another club.

​"We learned that Burgos was connected to a rival nightclub that was outfitted by the Toxic Lounge for this to host a rapper," Gautam said.

Investigators say the Euphoria Hookah Lounge just a few miles away was going to have an after party.

Detectives say Burgos drove by and shot into both venues.

"So six people were struck by gunfire at the Toxic nightclub. And apparently, you know, there were a lot more people there, so we could have had multiple killings at that Toxic Lounge," Mina said.

One woman was shot in the head, but survived.

Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt at the hookah lounge, and no one died.

But investigators say because no one got a good look at the car Burgos was driving, it wasn't until January that they started to piece it all together.

That's when Burgos was arrested for his alleged involvement in a carjacking.

They found an AR-15-style rifle that they connected to both of the lounge shootings.

"Convicted felons obviously aren't buying their firearms legally. Most of them, again, get them through, just stealing them whether that's in houses but mostly unlocked vehicles," Mina said.

Mina says he knows nightlife safety is a top priority for the community.

He says his deputies target venues that don't appear to have proper licensing to prevent those kinds of things from happening.

"We send in plain clothes detectives to buy alcohol. We're constantly doing surveillance for unmarked vehicles in those areas where we know we've had issues before," Mina said.

The sheriff said Burgos had a long criminal history that includes a murder charge that came out of an attempted robbery in Kissimmee.

Burgos is now facing six counts of attempted murder and a charge for shooting into a building.

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