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Arrest Made in Shooting Sparked by Argument in Gym Locker Room, Police Say

By Eddie Small | September 27, 2016 4:29pm
 Alexis Gallardo has been arrested for a shooting outside of a Planet Fitness in the South Bronx.
Alexis Gallardo has been arrested for a shooting outside of a Planet Fitness in the South Bronx.
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LONGWOOD — A shooting sparked by an argument between two men in a Planet Fitness locker room over a phone call the victim was making to his girlfriend while sitting on the toilet has led to an arrest, police said.

The shooting took place on Aug. 17 around 9:50 p.m. outside the gym at 1030 Southern Blvd., after a man mocked the victim for wooing his girlfriend from the john, according to the NYPD.

They decided to take their argument outside, where the victim was joined by his brother and the other man was joined by 21-year-old Alexis Gallardo, police said.

One of the brothers took out a knife, and Gallardo took out a gun and fired, hitting one brother in his right foot and the other in his left shoulder, police said.

Gallardo was wanted for attempted murder in the shooting and arrested on Tuesday, according to the NYPD.

He has one prior arrest for criminal impersonation, police said.