A shooting at a Florida nightclub where teens were attending a party
has resulted in two deaths and as many as 17 people being injured.
FoxNew.com reports that the shooting occured
around 12:30 a.m. Monday morning at Club Blu in Fort Myers. The club
was hosting an event for teens advertised as a “Swimsuit Glow Party,”
and was meant for teens ages 12 through 17.
Police are still investigating, but they reported that the shooting was
“definitely not terrorism.” Instead, it is thought to be gang-related.
Five suspects have been detained and the scene has now been declared
safe.
There were two victims in the shooting, one being 12-year-old Cherly Garn.
Club Blu issued a statement following the shooting: "As the club was
closing and parents were picking their children up.....that's when all
this took place. There was nothing more we could [have] done [as] you
see it was not kids at the party that did this despicable act."
“We are deeply sorry for all involved,” the Facebook statement
continued. “We tried to give the teens WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A SAFE PLACE
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. Ages 12-17. There was armed security as well as
full security, inside and out."
The shooting comes less than two months after the shooting at Pulse
nightclub in Orlando. Forty-nine people were killed in the Orlando
shooting which was the deadliest shooting in recent U.S. history.
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