Florida nightclub shooting: What we know so far

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Two people have been confirmed dead in the attack Credit: Reuters

At least two people have been killed and more than a dozen injured - the youngest just 12 - in a shooting at a Florida nightclub.

Here is everything we know so far.

  • What happened?

Two people have been confirmed dead in the attack Credit: Reuters

The shooting happened just after 12.30am local time as parents arrived to collect children from Club Blu in Fort Myers, which had been hosting a teen event.

Eyewitnesses described the gunman as "spraying everywhere" as people dived under cars for cover.

Lee Memorial Hospital said it so far had treated 16 wounded in its trauma centre and A&E department.

  • How many people died?

Stef'An Strawder was an aspiring basketball player Credit: Facebook

So far two people have been confirmed dead by police - a 14 and 18-year-old.

Aspiring basketball player Stef'An Strawder, 18, was named as one of the victims.

Others victims taken to hospital ranged between the ages of 12 and 27.

Some even shared pictures from hospital beds.

  • What have eyewitnesses said?

One witness told how she was forced to take cover under a car as firing broke out at the club.

In a Facebook live post, Juss Olivia said: "Someone was live shooting. They just kept shooting. It was spraying everywhere. It was non-stop.

"We were hiding up under a car. I couldn't believe it. I've never experienced anything like that in my life.

"We just saw a whole load of kids just running and I wasn't even at the club".

  • Have there been any arrests?

Three people have been arrested so far Credit: NBC2

So far three people have been arrested by US police.

Law enforcement said one person was arrested at another location and that shots were fired - lightly injuring another person - five blocks away from the scene.

Later, police announced they had arrested two further individuals.

While the motive of the attack remains unknown, police described the shooting as "not an act of terror".

  • What's the reaction been?

The scene of the shooting Credit: EBU

Club Blu took to Facebook to denounce the shooting, describing it as a "despicable act".

In a statement, it said: "We tried to give teens what we thought was a safe place to go to have a good time".

Despite armed security being inside and outside the venue "there was nothing more we could have done," it added.