DEVELOPING – At least two people were killed and several others
were wounded in a shooting at a South Florida nightclub, police said early
Monday.
Fort Myers police said
in a statement that between 14 to 16 people were wounded in
the shooting and
that injuries ranged from minor to life threatening. Police said three persons
of interest had been detained.
Officers responded
to a call about a shooting in a parking lot outside the Club Blu Bar and Grill
at around 12:30 a.m. Monday. Police said the club was hosting a teen event.
Police located
several victims at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds. Some victims who
had been injured left the scene on their own and were treated at local area
hospitals, police said.
Two other scenes
were being investigated as part of the shooting. There was one person shot at
the separate locations. Other cars were riddled with bullets as well.
Police said they’re
still trying to determine a motive behind the shooting and looking for others
who may have been involved in the shooting.
Syreeta Gary told Fox 4 Now that her daughter and a friend had to run
from the gunman. Gary’s daughter wasn’t shot, but her friend was shot in the
leg and had to be taken to a hospital. She’s expected to survive her wounds.
At least 20 cop cars on scene. Working to get info. Believed to be
connected to shooting at Club Blu.@Fox4Now pic.twitter.com/eTJRky63TY
— Stephanie Tinoco (@stinocoTV) July 25, 2016
One woman told WTSP-TV that she heard about 30 gunshots. Other
witnesses described the scene as a “madhouse.”
“It was a mad house
people were running everywhere. All people were saying was their friends’ names
to see if they’re okay — a lot of phone calls to parents,” he wrote. “But it
was one of the scariest sights to just see people come pouring out like that.”
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