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Florida nightclub shooting in Fort Myers



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Jul 5, 2003
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Two people have been killed and up to 16 more injured in a shooting at a nightclub in the Florida city of Fort Myers, police say. The attack happened around 00:30 (04:30 GMT) on Monday at Club Blu, which was reportedly hosting a party for teenagers. Three people have been arrested. A police statement said injuries "ranged from minor to life-threatening". Up to four people remain in hospital with serious injuries.

The victims were between 12 and 27 years old. Shots were fired outside in the club's car park where witnesses described the scene to reporters as a "mad house"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36882456

A concise synopsis of events from ABC ActionNews as things stand, for those just tuning in.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/reports-of-mass-shooting-at-fort-myers-nightclub.
Two dead, 16 wounded so far. Age range of victims 12 - 27 years.
Police investigating three locations in connection to the shooting.
http://www.wptv.com/news/state/major-police-presence-at-three-locations-in-fort-myers
EDIT: VIDEO: Car riddled with bullet after the shooting - Conflict Media.
https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status/757493962647232512
Police Statement released.
https://twitter.com/JoshuaHoyos/status/757496585257353216
Reports of a Black SUV firing up to 30 shots nearby.
https://twitter.com/NYCdisinterest/status/757500919307235328
Flyer for tonights event, a "swimsuit glow party".
https://twitter.com/Sav0King/status/756790113804353536
Syreeta Gary. mother of a daughter at the party who escaped talking on video.
https://twitter.com/Malcolmsmedia/status/757483854475235328
"It was a mad house people were running every where. 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.”
http://www.winknews.com/2016/07/25/...arge-deputy-presence-at-fort-myers-nightclub/
NBC reporting shots happened outside the club, not inside.
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/757504245964865536
DailyMailUS article has a short video of one of the victims in hospital.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...nded-Florida-teenage-disco-mass-shooting.html
Three people detained in connection to the shooting, only one certain so far. Police report area is safe now.
https://twitter.com/NewsDeskChica/status/757507906002685952
https://twitter.com/10NewsWTSP/status/757509040536707073
 




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These events in Florida were not news in our country until the media decided any shootings were newsworthy due the spread of terrorism to the whole world.
 


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