2 arrested after 3 shot inside hookah lounge in Orange County, deputies say

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October 30, 2023 at 4:29 p.m. UTC

By James Tutten

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Orange County said two people have been arrested after a shooting inside of a hookah lounge over the weekend.

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Deputies said a shooting inside of the Washington Hookah Lounge on Old Winter Garden Road left three people hurt.

The shooting happened early Sunday morning and injured three men, all in their 20s and 30s.

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Shooting on Old Winter Garden Road in Orange County Orange County sheriff's investigators said three men were shot Thursday morning along Old Winter Garden Road. (WFTV news staff)

Officials said one of the three victims was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

The entire shopping plaza where the hookah lounge is was closed off with crime scene tape for more than seven hours on Sunday while investigators worked to find out what happened.

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There were hats and shoes left behind in the parking lot, marked with evidence markers.

Deputies said Lamarius Stewart and Anthony Mauclair were both arrested on charges connected to the shooting.

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The sheriff’s office has not released details on the motive behind the shooting.

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