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Police: Wheelchair-bound man Ernesto Velazquez opens fire in South Beach bar

10:54 AM, Mar 13, 2013   |    comments
Police say Ernesto Velazquez was arrested for firing shots at Finnegan’s Irish Pub on South Beach Monday night.
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MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) - A wheelchair bound man spent a night in jail after allegedly firing off a couple rounds of ammunition at a popular South Beach Irish pub Monday night.

Ernesto Velazquez, 29, was in a Miami-Dade courtroom Tuesday after the shooting at Finnegan's on Lincoln Road. He is charged with discharging a weapon in public and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Witnesses say a server at the restaurant offered Velazquez a table outside to better accommodate his wheelchair.

Velazquez, reportedly drunk, was furious and grabbed his gun. Witnesses say they heard at least two shots.

A judge ordered Velazquez, who is still behind bars, to stay away from the bar.

No one was injured in the melee.