Crime

Man arrested after pulling gun during Mallory Square fight in Key West, police say

Key West police arrested a man they say pulled out a gun during fight at Mallory Square Thursday night, May 8, 2025.
Key West police arrested a man they say pulled out a gun during fight at Mallory Square Thursday night, May 8, 2025.

Officers arrested a man after they say he pulled a handgun out during a fight at Mallory Square in Key West Thursday night, police said.

The man, 33-year-old Chris Stein, was riding a unicycle when he was attacked by another man, said Alyson Crean, spokeswoman for the Key West Police Department.

Witnesses told police that during the fight, Stein brandished his gun that he was wearing in a hip holster, Crean said.

It was not immediately clear if police arrested the other man.

Stein was arrested on felony assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and criminal mischief because the fight resulted in damage to a Mallory Square storefront, Crean said.

As of Friday morning, he was being held in Monroe County jail with a bond yet to be set by a judge.

David Goodhue
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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