Less than a month after the tragic Orlando nightclub deaths, which have since been swept away by a series of increasingly more escalating, disturbing and deadly mass shooting assaults in Europe, moments ago newswires reported that at least two people were killed and “at least 14-16” wounded during in a shooting at a Florida nightclub, police said early Monday. According to NBC, the incident happened during a “teen night” in the parking lot of Club Blu in Fort Myers at around 12:30 a.m. ET, with some of the people at the event as young as 13.
#ClubBlu…There are reports of a shooting at a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida in which at least 15 people have been shot
— NBCNewsRadio (@NBCNewsRadio) July 25, 2016
According to Lt. Jim Mulligan of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office two people have been killed, while as many as 17 people have been injured.
Full release by Fort Myers Police after #ClubBlu shooting pic.twitter.com/CIcnmjrNpu
— Joshua Hoyos (@JoshuaHoyos) July 25, 2016
The scene has been described as “a mad house” and there have been reports of gunshots as people were exiting the nightclub, according to Wink News, a television station based in Fort Myers.
The shooting in Ft. Myers Florida has 17 children shot at this teen night. #ClubBlu pic.twitter.com/fNtk78o6Vh
— Demo Crat (@BlueStaterDemoc) July 25, 2016
Another witness says that she heard around 30 gunshots from the scene and believes that these came from a number of weapons.
Onlookers said they could see people screaming, while others were being taken away in ambulances. One man said one of his friends was at the club when the shooting took place.
“I called and couldn’t get a hold of them, I rushed to Blu scared when I arrived I got one of them and he said that the shooter took off and the cops where chasing him,” he wrote on Facebook, as cited by Wink News.
BREAKING: LSCO: Up to 17 people shot at #FortMyers nightclub, #ClubBluhttps://t.co/DMETR1GOHI @winknews pic.twitter.com/7yo6G5f8O1
— 10News WTSP (@10NewsWTSP) July 25, 2016
At least 20 cop cars on scene. Working to get info. Believed to be connected to shooting at Club Blu.@Fox4Now pic.twitter.com/eTJRky63TY
— Stephanie Tinoco (@stinocoTV) July 25, 2016
“It was a mad house people were running everywhere. 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.”
PHOTO: From “teen night” shooting scene at #ClubBlu in Fort Myers. Our photogs and reporters are on scene.@ABC7SWFL pic.twitter.com/ie8FZteycW
— Christina Carilla (@ChristinaCTV) July 25, 2016
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