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Man dies after nightclub shooting Man dies after nightclub shooting
(about 6 hours later)
A man has died after being shot at a nightclub in Bristol.A man has died after being shot at a nightclub in Bristol.
The man, who has not been named, was attacked in the entrance to Club UK in the Stokes Croft area of the city in the early hours.The man, who has not been named, was attacked in the entrance to Club UK in the Stokes Croft area of the city in the early hours.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and died later in hospital. Police believe he was in his late teens or early 20s.He suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and died later in hospital. Police believe he was in his late teens or early 20s.
Detectives are studying CCTV footage from the club and have appealed for anyone who was there to contact them. A firearm has been recovered during a fingertip search of the local area, police said.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "The alarm was raised shortly after 4am after a disturbance in the entrance area of Club UK. Detectives are also studying CCTV footage from the club and have appealed for anyone who was there to contact them.
"A man suffered a single gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead just before 5am. Not clear
"We know that there were a lot of people in and around the nightclub at the time of the incident. Det Supt Arthur Lewis, the man leading the investigation, said: "The club was still open at the time and there were a lot of people in it.
"Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed this incident or who has any information about the identity of those responsible." "Quite naturally people inside and outside the club would have been alarmed by what happened but we would still like to hear from them."
Mr Lewis said it was not clear why the man was shot but they were working "as quickly as we can to identify who was involved and why they were involved".
Police believe the incident happened at about 0400 BST after a disturbance in the entrance area of Club UK.
The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 0500 BST. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on Saturday.