BREAKING: 2 dead and 16 injured in latest Florida club SHOOTING
This is a developing news story…
At least two people have been killed and 16 injured in an attack on a Florida nightclub.
According to local news reports the mass shooting occurred in the early hours of this morning during a “teen event” at Club Blu in Fort Myers.
The Telegraph has reported that many of the injured are young people.
Reports suggest clubgoers as young as 13-years-old were attending the event.
One person has been detained by police in connection with the attack.
The victims have yet to be identified.
The news comes less than two months after a single gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
BREAKING: Police say at least 2 dead and up to 16 wounded in shooting at South Florida nightclub
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 25, 2016
Syreeta Gary's daughter almost got shot at Club Bleu. Her best friend wasn't so lucky. pic.twitter.com/5A3bA1EfBy
— Malcolm Johnson (@Malcolmsmedia) July 25, 2016
Reports of mass shooting at #Florida nightclub, 2 dead https://t.co/LoB8vyAC54 pic.twitter.com/RG7JpSy0J2
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At least 2 people were reportedly killed in shooting outside Fort Myers, Florida nightclub https://t.co/2AEoinStwq pic.twitter.com/pGuoYj2pZj
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 25, 2016
Florida: 17 people shot in a nightclub. Two deaths. Children amongst victims https://t.co/hwEV9r0b1b #Florida #7News https://t.co/XciyxKGP2s
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) July 25, 2016
Survivor of Florida teenage disco mass shooting broadcasts from his hospital bed https://t.co/Yl45BfDgkS pic.twitter.com/FkuKorMC5R
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) July 25, 2016