FORT MYERS: Two people have been killed and more than a dozen shot at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, authorities said.
As
many as 17 people have been shot in the early Monday shooting at Club
Blu, police Capt. Jim Mulligan said. Three people have been taken into
custody and there are two active crime scenes, Mulligan said.
A view of the Club Blu parking lot. ─Courtesy Google Street View
The shooting is reported to have broken out at Club Blu Bar and Grill during a 'teen night' event at 12:30am local time.
The area was later deemed safe, but Mulligan said a street was still closed as authorities investigated.
In
a statement, authorities said the Fort Myers police and the Lee County
Sheriff's Office were “actively canvassing the area looking for other
persons who may be involved in this incident. “
The names of the victims were not immediately available.
The
shooting comes more than a month after a nightclub shooting in Orlando
that was the deadliest shooting in modern US history. The shooting at
the Pulse nightclub on June 12 left 49 victims dead and 53 others
wounded.
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