Florida man fatally shot over football bet, police say

An argument over a football bet led to the shooting death of a South Florida man Saturday night, WPTV reported.

According to Delray Beach police, the argument broke out around 11 p.m. when one man shot another man, the Sun-Sentinel reported. The wounded man fired back, killing the man who shot him, the newspaper reported.

The first man was taken to a Delray Beach hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The second man was pronounced dead at a Boynton Beach hospital, WPTV reported.

The investigation remains open, police said.

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