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| Florida shooting: Teenagers describe 'dodging bullets' during gunman's nightclub attack | Florida shooting: Teenagers describe 'dodging bullets' during gunman's nightclub attack |
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| Eye witnesses have spoken of their horror following a shooting at a nightclub in Florida. | Eye witnesses have spoken of their horror following a shooting at a nightclub in Florida. |
| At least two people have died and 17 people have been injured in the shooting in Fort Myers. One of the victims is understood to be 13 years old. | At least two people have died and 17 people have been injured in the shooting in Fort Myers. One of the victims is understood to be 13 years old. |
| It is understood the attack took place during a 'teen night' at the club, prompting concerns many of the victims may be young people. | It is understood the attack took place during a 'teen night' at the club, prompting concerns many of the victims may be young people. |
| Eyewitness Tatianna Nouhaioi told ABC News: "It was a young teen event. There were kids. The kid I was holding in my lap, he was 14-years-old that got shot. | |
| "And then there was a little girl who also got shot and she was 13. One of the security guard's daughters got shot and she was 13." | "And then there was a little girl who also got shot and she was 13. One of the security guard's daughters got shot and she was 13." |
| Syreeta Gary, whose daughter was at the club, told Fox 4 News her daughter was "dodging bullets and running, dropping between cars". | Syreeta Gary, whose daughter was at the club, told Fox 4 News her daughter was "dodging bullets and running, dropping between cars". |
| She said: "It's ridiculous that these kids have you other people there who have criminalistic minds- they just want to terrorise things. | She said: "It's ridiculous that these kids have you other people there who have criminalistic minds- they just want to terrorise things. |
| "I just thank God that my daughter is OK because she could have been shot." | "I just thank God that my daughter is OK because she could have been shot." |
| Timothy Settles streamed a video to Facebook Live showing himself lying on a hospital bed, wearing a neckbrace, after apparently being shot in the attack. | |
| He also posted a status to the social media site which read "I don't want to die." | |
| Three people are in police custody in relation to the incident. In a statement, authorities said there are two active crime scenes in relation to the shooting and investigations are on-going. | |
| They said officers are: "actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident." | They said officers are: "actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident." |