timosman
07-25-2016, 03:23 AM
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fort-myers-nightclub-shooting-1-dead-14-others-reportedly-wounded-n615961
JUL 25 2016, 5:17 AM ET
At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in a shooting outside of a Florida nightclub early Monday, officials said.
Gunshots were fired in the parking lot of Club Blu in Fort Myers at around 12:30 a.m. ET.
Police said "at least 14-16 people" were wounded in the shooting, with their injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening.
A person of interest was detained at another location, and shots were fired — lightly injuring another person — five blocks away from the nightclub, police said.
NBC station WBBH reported that both of those killed were male.
More than two dozen yellow evidence markers were visible outside the club, which WBBH said indicated where bullet casings had fallen.
The aftermath of a shooting at Club Blu in Fort Myers, Florida, early Monday. WBBH
WBBH reporter Gabrielle Shirley reported that "a big crowd of people scattered everywhere taking cover" when the gunshots began.
She added that an employee at the club was too shocked to speak.
"He was just shaking his head, and through tears giving me the indication again that this is a very, very traumatic experience here, he could not even form words," Shirley added.
In a statement, authorities said the Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office were "actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident."
Detectives had yet to determine a motive early Monday.
JUL 25 2016, 5:17 AM ET
At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in a shooting outside of a Florida nightclub early Monday, officials said.
Gunshots were fired in the parking lot of Club Blu in Fort Myers at around 12:30 a.m. ET.
Police said "at least 14-16 people" were wounded in the shooting, with their injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening.
A person of interest was detained at another location, and shots were fired — lightly injuring another person — five blocks away from the nightclub, police said.
NBC station WBBH reported that both of those killed were male.
More than two dozen yellow evidence markers were visible outside the club, which WBBH said indicated where bullet casings had fallen.
The aftermath of a shooting at Club Blu in Fort Myers, Florida, early Monday. WBBH
WBBH reporter Gabrielle Shirley reported that "a big crowd of people scattered everywhere taking cover" when the gunshots began.
She added that an employee at the club was too shocked to speak.
"He was just shaking his head, and through tears giving me the indication again that this is a very, very traumatic experience here, he could not even form words," Shirley added.
In a statement, authorities said the Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office were "actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident."
Detectives had yet to determine a motive early Monday.