SUMMARY: A baby shower in Fort Lauderdale escalated into a violent brawl outside a shopping plaza on West Broward Boulevard. Police arrived around 7:30 p.m. Sunday to break up a large crowd fighting, using pepper spray when the group resisted and clashed with officers. Shop owner Nicholas Tusant, whose store was closed during the incident, discovered his car had been shot with two bullet holes. Although he’s grateful no one was hurt, Tusant is disturbed that a baby shower event turned so violent. Police issued disorderly conduct notices to two men involved and released them. The cause of the fight remains unclear.

CBS News Miami’s Bri Buckley reports on how a baby shower turned into a brawl in Fort Lauderdale.

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