Cincinnati - Fifteen people were shot, one fatally,
at a nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, early on Sunday, and police
said they believed at least two shooters may have been involved.
The shooting took place around 1 a.m. when hundreds of
people were reported at the Cameo Nightlife club, which the
Cincinnati Police Department said has had "multiple problems" in
the past.
"At this point it's unclear exactly what instigated the
shooting," Captain Kimberly Williams said at a televised
briefing. "We believe that there were at least a couple of
shooters involved."
"Just a lot of chaos when the shots went off," Williams
added.
A police car blocks access to the scene of a mass shooting at the Cameo Nightlife club in Cincinatti, Ohio. Picture: Caleb Hughes/Reuters
The suspects were at large and police do not have good
descriptions of them, in part because witnesses were reluctant
to cooperate, Williams told WCPO.
Several of the victims had life-threatening injuries,
WLWT-TV reported on its website, quoting Assistant Police Chief
Paul Neudigate, who said hundreds of people were in the
nightclub at the time of shooting.
Police tape blocks access to the crime scene after a mass shooting at the Cameo Nightlife club in Cincinnati, Ohio. Picture: Caleb Hughes/Reuters
Authorities have said nothing yet about a possible motive
for the shooting, which comes less than a year after a gunman
opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49
people. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center admitted eight
people early Sunday, a spokeswoman told ABC News, but she did
not say specifically whether the patients were connected to the
nightclub shooting. A representative of the hospital could not
be reached immediately for comment.
Cameo Nightlife's Facebook page says it features "College
Friday's" for students 18 and older and "Saturday's 21+ grown
and sexy night."