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A Sanford bar is now a crime scene as police investigate a shooting that left a performer critically hurt overnight.It happened at The Barn off U.S. 17-92 around 2 a.m. Monday.Co-Owner Scott Magowan said the man shot was a member of an artist’s entourage and had been up on stage performing.“All the sudden we heard what we thought were firecrackers,” Magowan said. “It was gunshots.”When club management reviewed footage from a security camera pointed at 12th Street, the images were dramatic.“We could see during the shooting itself the bullets ricocheting off the street, and sparks flying up,” Magowan said. Cameras also captured a possible suspect vehicle leaving the scene at a high rate of speed.Sanford police will not confirm that there is surveillance video or details of what they captured.“What we’re really, really looking for is one of many witnesses who were there last night to come forward,” police spokeswoman Bianca Gillette said.Magowan said the victim was struck four times, ran around to the front of the building, and for unknown reasons tried to blend in with other people leaving the club. A friend noticed he was bleeding badly.Magowan said he found the man’s bloodied shirt along a front walkway.After the shooting, police said they met with Magowan about hiring off duty officers for security during popular Sunday night Hip Hop performances, something they said he stopped doing a couple months ago.Magowan said he employs eighteen security officers and requires all patrons to go through a metal detector and be patted down before they ever enter the bar.“It’s the first time we’ve had anything significant occur,” he said.