BOCA RATON POLICE ARREST SUSPECT AFTER TWO VICTIMS SHOT OUTSIDE OF THE STANDARD

Boca Raton, FL – 24-year-old Christian Ippolito is under arrest after shooting two victims in front of The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails at 187 SE Mizner Boulevard during the early morning hours of Monday, May 25, 2026, before fleeing the scene. After a thorough investigation, an arrest warrant was obtained by Boca Raton Police detectives and Ippolito is charged with two counts of Second-Degree Attempted Murder with a Firearm and one count of Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling. He was taken into custody late last night.

Just after 12:30 a.m. on Monday, May 25, 2026, Ippolito engaged in a verbal altercation with a victim just outside the restaurant, according to witnesses at the scene. Further investigation revealed that these two individuals were acquainted. Immediately following the confrontation, Ippolito retrieved a firearm from his waistband area and shot two rounds in the direction of the victim. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the chest area, and a patron inside the restaurant sustained a gunshot wound to the leg.

Both victims were transported by Boca Raton Fire Rescue to a local hospital. The victim who was shot in the chest area is now in stable condition, and the victim who was shot in the leg was later released from the hospital.

Ippolito is being held at the Palm Beach County Jail.