Fort Myers Nightclub Shooting: 2 Dead, at Least 14 Others Wounded

At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others injured in a shooting outside of a Florida nightclub early Monday, officials said.

The gunshots were fired in the parking lot of Club Blu in Fort Myers at around 12:30 a.m. ET.

Fort Myers Police Department said in a statement that “at least 14-16 people” were wounded in the shooting, with their injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening. NBC station WBBH reported that both of those killed were male.

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Shots were also fired — lightly injuring another person — five blocks away from the nightclub, police said.

Three people were detained for questioning early Monday.

Earlier, officers said three people left the scene in a car with two later fleeing the vehicle, according to WBBH reporter Gabrielle Shirley.

 

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