Florida shooting: two dead outside Fort Myers nightclub

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A shooting outside a nightclub in Fort Myers, Florida, has left two dead and at least 14 injured, police have said.

Police responded to reports of an incident at Club Blu Bar and Grill, on Evans Avenue, at about 12.30am local time and found several victims with gunshot wounds. Two people were confirmed dead and at least 14 to 16 people injured, with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening.

Three people had been detained for questioning, police said. The area has been “deemed safe” although roads in the vicinity have been closed as the investigation continues.

Witnesses told media there had been an argument outside the club, which was reportedly hosting an event for teenagers, before the shooting. A motive is still not known.

Police said there were two other scenes connected to the shooting. One is at 2550 Parkway Street, where a house and vehicles were shot at. The other is on Ortiz Avenue, where a person of interest was detained.

The shooting comes a month after a massacre at a nightclub in Orlando, in which a lone gunman killed 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.

Reuters contributed to this report