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A Man Was Shot At Last Night’s Oakland Raiders-Arizona Cardinals Preseason Game

Violence at football games seems to be an epidemic in recent years, and last night was the latest episode involving gun fire. During the third quarter of last night’s Arizona-Oakland preseason matchup, a shooting took place in the northwest parking lot of the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, after a fight.

Here’s more, via NFL.com:

“Police responded to call from a man [around 9:30 p.m.] who said he had ‘accidently shot’ another man in a parking lot near the stadium, according to the Bay Area News Group report. The men, who are both Arizona residents, had a verbal altercation that led to the shooting, Glendale Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said.

‘The incident occurred approximately one hour before the conclusion of the Arizona Cardinals game, so there were very few people in the parking lot at the time of the shooting,’ Glendale Police said in a release obtained by NFL.com and NFL Network. ‘No other parties or individuals near the area sustained any injuries as a result of this incident.’

The victim was transported to a local hospital and is currently in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said the incident appears to be fan-based and charges are potentially pending on both parties.”

This is the second shooting in consecutive preseasons involving Oakland Raiders’ fans. Last season, multiple people were shot and beaten during a 49ers-Raiders preseason matchup.

[NFL.com]

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