{"id":4852,"date":"2025-10-16T23:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/4852\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T23:21:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T23:21:12","slug":"man-charged-after-accidentally-shooting-himself-in-bethlehem-club-fight-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/4852\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged after accidentally shooting himself in Bethlehem club fight, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man is accused of accidentally shooting himself during a brawl among several people outside a Bethlehem <\/a>club.<\/p>\n

Andre Cantave, 33, of Queens, New York is charged with two counts felony aggravated assault, felony possession of a prohibited firearm, felony possessing an instrument of crime, two counts misdemeanor reckless endangerment and two counts misdemeanor simple assault.<\/p>\n

A warrant for Cantave\u2019s arrest has been filed at the office of District Judge Roy A. Manwaring II.<\/p>\n

Cantave\u2019s co-defendant, 38-year-old Shatika Schaffer, with no address provided, is charged with simple assault. Schaffer is awaiting arraignment on the charges, according to court records.<\/p>\n

City police said the fighting began shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday at the 540 Democratic Club, 540 N. New Street. It\u2019s unclear what led to the fighting. Investigators said it began inside and ended up in the parking lot.<\/p>\n

Cantave and Schaffer during the altercation allegedly assaulted several people. At some point during the fighting, Cantave showed a gun and accidentally shot himself, police said.<\/p>\n

He then went to St. Luke\u2019s University Hospital in Fountain Hill <\/a>for treatment of a gunshot wound. Injuries on Tuesday morning did not appear life threatening, police said.<\/p>\n

There were no other injuries reported in the incident.<\/p>\n

Bethlehem police continue to handle the investigation.<\/p>\n

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