CINCINNATI (AP) — At least two people opened fire inside a crowded nightclub early Sunday morning, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen others.
Police said there is no indication the shooting at the Cameo club was terrorism related. Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate said the motive is still unclear, however. Authorities didn’t immediately have any suspects in the 1:30 a.m. shooting on a busy weekend night.
Capt. Kim Williams said there was “just a lot of chaos, obviously, when shots were fired.”
A body is removed as police operate at a crime scene outside the Cameo club after a fatal shooting, Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP)
“Saturday night, it is a very young crowd. We have had incidents here in the past, but this is by far the worst,” she said.
Several officers were working security detail at the club and performed first aid and tried to revive the person who died, Williams said.
Fifteen people were shot. Some of them drove themselves to area hospitals and others were taken by ambulance.
Authorities are interviewing several witnesses, but Williams said a lot of the club goers had left.
“The biggest problem when you have a large crowd like this and the shots ring out, a lot of the witnesses disappear,” she said.
Authorities were asking anyone with information to come forward. Williams said investigators are checking to see if surveillance cameras were working.
WLWT reported that at least one person was in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.
6:45 a.m.
Police say there is no indication the deadly shooting at a nightclub in Cincinnati is terrorism related.
Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate says in a tweet that the motive is still unclear.
Police say “at least a couple of shooters” opened fire inside the Cameo club early Sunday, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen others.
Capt. Kim Williams says the crowd there is often very young on Saturday nights and they have had trouble in the past, but “this is the worst by far.”
She says the scene was chaotic when the gunfire erupted. Police are interviewing witnesses.
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5:45 a.m.
Police in Cincinnati say there were “at least a couple of shooters” who opened fire inside of a nightclub, killing one person and wounding more than a dozen others.
Capt. Kim Williams says authorities are not sure what prompted the shooting at the Cameo nightclub early Sunday. She says the crowd there is often very young on Saturday nights and they have had trouble in the past, but “this is the worst by far.”
She says the scene was chaotic when the gunfire erupted. Police are interviewing witnesses and asking anyone with information to come forward. Authorities do not have any suspects at the moment.
WLWT reports that at least one of the wounded is in critical condition at a hospital.
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4:35 a.m.
Police say 15 people were shot and one person was killed when gunfire erupted at a Cincinnati nightclub.
WLWT reports that the shooting was happened about 2 a.m. Sunday at Cameo nightclub.
The victims were taken to four area hospitals.
Police have not said whether anyone is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing.
It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the shooting.
