GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Police say three men were arrested after a shot was fired at a group of people following the appearance of white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida.
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The Gainesville Police Department said in a news release Friday that 28-year-old Tyler Tenbrink, 30-year-old William Fears and 28-year-old Colton Fears, all from Texas, were arrested on attempted homicide charges.
Police say the three were in a vehicle Thursday after Spencer's speech and began making Nazi salutes and shouting Hitler chants at a group of people at a bus stop.
Police say Tenbrink showed a handgun while the Fears brothers encouraged him to shoot.
He fired a single shot, police say, missing the group and striking a nearby building.
Police say two of the three have connections to "extremist groups."
THREE IN CUSTODY for yesterday's 34th/Archer Road shooting.
Press Release: https://t.co/FcFNHkPXVw
Arrest Reports: https://t.co/JLIx0csK05pic.twitter.com/NVWJZsvyAi
— Gainesville Police (@GainesvillePD) October 20, 2017
