UPDATE: The event taking place was a ‘teen night’ billed as a ‘swimsuit glow party’, where no identification was required. A 12-year-old is being listed as one of those shot in the horrific event. The number wounded now stands at 17 with 2 deceased.
To get a better idea of the type of nightclub Club Blu is, on Friday promoted that “any female with no panties gets in free.”
EARLIER: Two people have been killed and at least 14 injured after a shooting near the front of a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, police said Monday.
At least 30 shots were fired in front of Club Blu Bar and Grill, around 12:30 a.m. said Captain Jim Mulligan of the Fort Myers Police.
Shot were fired and a possible suspect was arrested about five blocks away, police said.
Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff’s Office are “actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident,” authorities said in a statement.
Police did not announced a motive in the shooting.
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