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Lightning fan invited to arena watch party after neighbor misunderstood his shout of 'Shoot' and called police

Devon Garnett, the fan who had a neighbor call the police after a misunderstanding as he watched Wednesday's Stanley Cup Final game at a friend's house, was invited to the Lightning's arena for a Game 4 watch party Friday night.

Police were called after Garnett shouted, "Shoot," – as in shoot the puck – at the television during Game 3.

"(Lightning defenseman Victor) Hedman was trying to do a little toe drag or something and I wanted him to shoot the puck, so I just screamed out, 'Shoot. Shoot,' " Garnett told WKRN TV.

Sheriff’s office spokesperson Natalia Verdina told the Tampa Bay Times that a neighbor thought there was a domestic dispute.

“Four deputies responded and discovered there were no domestic problems at the apartment in question,” Verdina told the newspaper. “It was a roommate screaming at the TV in regards to a Lightning game.”

Garnett tweeted a photo of him meeting Hockey Hall of Famer Dave Andreychuk at Amalie Arena on Friday night.

He also tweeted video of himself at the arena.

"I get to scream as loud as I want and not get (in) trouble," he tweeted.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lightning fan whose neighbor called police goes to watch party