Live: Florida Shooting “Not an Act of Terror”, Police Said
At least one person was reported dead in the mass shooting at Club Blu in Fort Mayer’s region of Florida.
- Two dead, and 14-16 wounded in a shooting spree at a Florida nightclub parking lot.
- Several victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
- Three people has been detained for questioning.
- Police sad the shooting was “not an act of terror.”
Dead Victims Identified
The two dead victims of Florida shooting were aged 14 and 18, police said. The victims have been identified, they added.
Shooting “Not an Act of Terror”
The shooting at the nightclub in Florida’s Fort Myer area is “not an act of terror”, police said.
On its Facebook page, Club Blu uploaded a message offering condolences:
Lee Memorial hospital, which is currently treating 16 victims, said that the youngest person is just 12 years old, while the oldest is 27, RT reported. One victim died at the hospital, sources said, while three others were admitted, one of them in critical condition.
Three Detained, Several Injured People Admitted to a Hospital
Three people have been detained in relation to the shooting in Florida’s Club Blu nightclub. Investigators are seeking to determine a motive.
The area around the nightclub was “deemed safe” although roads in the vicinity were closed as the investigation continues.
According to a police statement, injuries among the shootout victims “ranged from minor to life-threatening” and a number of people were admitted to the hospital.
Fox News reporter Malcolm Johnson spoke to a parent of one of the teens attending the teens’ night at Club Blu, who was shot at.
The shooting comes the month after a massacre at a nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando, in which a lone gunman killed 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
One Person Detained
Fort Myers Police has detained one person and believe that there were two other incidents in the vicinity which are correlated. One was at a parking lot in the residential area and the second area – where the person was detained – is identified as Ortiz Avenue.
At Least Two Killed
At least two people were killed and 15 others injured in a shooting in a nightclub called Club Blu in Florida’s Fort Myers region on Monday.
While the details of the shooter and his motive are awaited, it is known that the local club was reportedly hosting a teens’ night.
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