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At least two dead and many wounded in Florida nightclub shooting

At least two people have been killed and more than a dozen others have been injured in a shooting at a Florida nightclub.

  • The incident happened at Club Blu in Fort Myers
  • The venue was hosting a teen event at the time
  • The shooting took place as parents arrived at the club to collect their children
  • Authorities say some of the victims were as young as 12
  • Three people have been detained by police since the incident
  • A statement on the club's Facebook page said it is "deeply sorry" for "despicable act"
  • Police described the incident as "not an act of terror"
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Girl, 13, among those shot at teen night in Fort Myers

The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Club Blu nightclub. Credit: NBC News

A 13-year-old girl is among those who were shot at a teen night at a Fort Myers club.

Witness 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, so I mean there were kids 13,14,15,16."

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