2 Dead, 20 Injured in Fort Myers Nightclub Shooting

2 Dead, 20 Injured in Fort Myers Nightclub Shooting
An investigator walks near the scene of a fatal shooting at Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. Kinfay Moroti/The News-Press via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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At least two people were killed and at least 20 people were injured in a nightclub parking lot shooting at Fort Myers, Florida, according to local media reports.

The shooting occurred at 12:30 a.m. local time at Club Blu. Victims as young as 12 years old were hospitalized. One person died at the hospital, WINK News reported. At least three people are currently in custody, police said.

The two killed were Sean Archilles, 14, and Stef'an Strawder, 18.

The City of Fort Myers, in an update on Monday morning, said the area around the Club Blu “is deemed safe at this time.”

In a Facebook post, the nightclub said it “tried to give the teens what we thought was a safe place to have a good time,” adding that teens between the ages of 12 and 17 attended. “There was armed security as well as full security, inside and out. As the club was closing and parents were picking their children up ... that’s when all this took place.”

“There was nothing more we could of done [as] you see it was not kids at the party that did this despicable act. Our condolences to all parties involved,” Club Blu stated.

A police vehicle blocks off the area near Club Blu after a fatal shooting in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Joshua Replogle)
A police vehicle blocks off the area near Club Blu after a fatal shooting in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016. AP Photo/Joshua Replogle
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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