Officers are "actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident."Īn attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on June 12 left 49 dead in the worst mass shooting in US history. The area has been deemed safe, but multiple streets were closed.Ī police statement said "the scene is still very active as investigators and crime scene personnel attempt to determine what had occurred." Television images of the scene showed one of the wounded being loaded into an ambulance while police with flashlights scoured the parking lot for evidence, marking where shell casings fell. The Fort Myers Police Department reported that two individuals were fatally shot, "at least 14-16" more sustained minor to life-threatening wounds during the episode, which occurred at approximately 12:30 am (0430 GMT) in the club's parking lot.Ī nearby home and vehicles were also shot at, resulting in one minor injury, police said in a statement. "We tried to give the teens what we thought was a safe place to have a good time," it added. "We are deeply sorry for all involved," the club said in a statement. One of the security guard's daughter got shot, so I mean there was kids 13, 14, 15, 16."Ĭlub Blu said the shooting broke out as the "Swimsuit Glow Party" was winding down and parents were picking up their children- and despite the fact there was armed security both inside and outside the venue. "And then there was a little girl who also got shot and she was 13. The kid I was holding in my lap, he was 14 years old that got shot," Tatian Nouhaioi, a neighbor, told ABC News. Witnesses described people scattering when gunfire broke out shortly after midnight, ducking and running behind a nearby apartment building, with children as young as 13 reportedly among the injured. Officers have detained one "person of interest" and two other individuals for questioning over the latest shooting, which happened at Club Blu in Fort Myers.
The shooting comes just six weeks after a gunman killed 49 people at a gay club in the state the worst massacre on US soil since 9/11.
Local police detained three people and are still looking for suspectsĪt least two people were killed and 14 others wounded when a shooting broke out in the parking lot of a Florida nightclub that was hosting a party for young teenagers.
A 'teen night' was on at the club when the shooting erupted.At least 2 died and 17 got injured in shooting at Club Blu in Fort Myers.