Two killed in Florida nightclub shooting

Houston, July 25 

At least two persons were killed and 17 others injured today in a shooting rampage at a night club in Florida hosting a teen swimsuit party, over a month after a gunman massacred 49 people in the state in the worst mass shooting incident in US history.

The shooting occurred in the parking lot of Club Blu Bar and Grill in Fort Myers, Florida. Three suspects has been detained, the police said. The shooters' identity or motivation was not clear. The attack apparently occurred at a teen party billed as a "Swimsuit Glow Party", according to local media.

The area was deemed safe hours later, Fort Myers Police Captain Jim Mulligan said in a statement. Four people remained hospitalised with serious injuries, local station WINK-TV reported. One of the victims was identified as Cherly Garn, 12, a spokeswoman for Lee Memorial Health System, said.

Two persons were killed and as many as 17 people injured, and there were two active crime scenes, police said.

According to witnesses the moments outside the club was like a "mad house".

One woman who lives two blocks from Club Blu said she heard multiple gunshots. — PTI