June 1, 2008, 8:11AM
S. Texas cockfight spectator shoots 3 after being tossed



ALTON — South Texas authorities say a man kicked out of an illegal cockfight returned and opened fire on the crowd, shooting two men in the chest and a woman through the wrist.

Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino told The Monitor in McAllen that the two injured men were in surgery following the shootings Saturday evening. Trevino did not know how serious the injuries were.

Trevino says that several people in the crowd exchanged gunfire with the man, who had been kicked out earlier for unruly behavior.

"The only reason we found out about it is because people showed up at the hospital with the bullet wounds," Trevino said. "The owner of the place obviously didn't call the cops. The hospital notified us."

Authorities continue to investigate and still are searching for the man who started the shooting. Trevino says that the regulars did not know his identity.





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