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Shootings reported at Florida nightclub
US media reports 17 shot at Florida nightclub in Fort Myers with at least one dead
Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers
Two people have been killed and up to 16 more injured after a shooting at a nightclub in the Florida city of Fort Myers, police say.
Officers are at the nightclub, which was reportedly hosting a party for teenagers. Victims have not been identified.
Police have detained one person of interest in connection with the shooting.
The attack happened around 00:30 (04:30 GMT) on Monday morning at Club Blu.
Local broadcaster WINK says that witnesses at the scene described the club as a "mad house". All injured victims are reportedly in hospital.
I just heard one of the victims is 12 years old. What the hell was a 12 year old doing at a club at 12:30 in the morning. I know it was a teen night at the club, but some of these parents should be prosecuted for child abuse.
I just heard one of the victims is 12 years old. What the hell was a 12 year old doing at a club at 12:30 in the morning. I know it was a teen night at the club, but some of these parents should be prosecuted for child abuse.
"We are deeply sorry for all involved," the club wrote on its Facebook page.
"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.
"As the club was closing and parents were picking their children up ..... that's when all this took place," the statement continued. "There was nothing more we could of done az you see it was not kids at the party that did this despicable act."
How does a "parent" say "OK" to their 12 year old being out at 1AM? Maybe if the bars close at 2AM they planned on picking their kids up after if the kids would agree to stand on the street for an hour after their party ended and drive home with drink mommy and daddy.
The news just said it is gang related and three are in custody. All shooters and victims are African American that explains why children were out at 1AM.
The news just said it is gang related and three are in custody. All shooters and victims are African American that explains why children were out at 1AM.
How does a "parent" say "OK" to their 12 year old being out at 1AM? Maybe if the bars close at 2AM they planned on picking their kids up after if the kids would agree to stand on the street for an hour after their party ended and drive home with drink mommy and daddy.
Child abuse, really?I just heard one of the victims is 12 years old. What the hell was a 12 year old doing at a club at 12:30 in the morning. I know it was a teen night at the club, but some of these parents should be prosecuted for child abuse.
The news just said it is gang related and three are in custody. All shooters and victims are African American that explains why children were out at 1AM.
Club Blufirst thing
no way in hell i would have let my 12, 13, 14 yr old daughter go to a party with that flyer
no id check? bathing suits? in a club? can i put my daughter in a more precocious situation?
who wants to bet that nothing nefarious happened in the club with minors?
they might not have been serving alcohol, but i bet drugs were present
just a REALLY REALLY bad idea unless i myself was chaperoning....
and even then, not sure.....
12-27 ages....yeah, nothing bad gonna happen there
:shock:
I just heard one of the victims is 12 years old. What the hell was a 12 year old doing at a club at 12:30 in the morning. I know it was a teen night at the club, but some of these parents should be prosecuted for child abuse.
Club Blu
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"We are deeply sorry for all involved. 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. 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 of done az you see it was not kids at the party that did this despicable act. Our condolences to all parties involved."
You should have a good kick in the happy sacks!!
Kids are supposed to have the occaisional party!
It was mostly a teenage party.
"Victims, ages 12 to 27, began arriving at Lee Memorial Hospital around 1:30 a.m., according to Cheryl Garn, a hospital spokeswoman.
“Sixteen people were treated in the trauma center and emergency department,” she said in a statement. “One victim expired at the hospital.”
Four remained at the hospital, one in critical condition, while the others were treated and released. Two additional patients were treated and released from other hospitals, officials said."
A flier promoting the party:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/us/fort-myers-club-blu-shooting.html?_r=0
There are all sorts of overnight events that are friendly to that age group, some are run by the local schools or the YMCA.
The news just said it is gang related and three are in custody. All shooters and victims are African American that explains why children were out at 1AM.
Interesting that most of the focus is on the parents of victims and not the dirtbag gunman or men.
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