Multiple assailants were involved in an early morning brawl that left
dozens people recovering from gunshot wounds and several more injured in
their attempts to escape the club in downtown Arkansas where the
incident unfolded, police said.
At least 25 people were shot after a fight broke out Saturday morning during a Finese2Tymes concert at the Power Ultra Lounge, Little Rock Police said. Three more people suffered from "unrelated injuries."
The
entrance of a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub, where police are
investigating a shooting, is cordoned off with police tape early
Saturday.
(Andrew DeMillo/AP)
Police Chief Kenton Buckner said all of the victims are alive and recovering from non-life threatening injuries.
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Buckner said there were a lot of young people in the Little Rock
nightclub when the shooting began around 2:30 a.m., and that the
youngest victim is believed to be 16 years old,NBC News reported.
Police in a tweet
said they do not “believe this incident was an active shooter or terror
related,” but rather “some sort of dispute” that escalated into
gunfire.
Darryl Rankin
was streaming the concert on Facebook when the gunfire began. The
blurry cell phone sees people dancing in front of a stage and enjoying
the night, before everything devolves into chaos.
The early morning fight comes on the heels of a series of drive-by
shootings in the area, though there is no indication they are connected,KOAT reported. Cops hunt suspect in fatal shooting of Bronx father of two
Buckner told reporters it was too early to offer details on those
behind the incident, but said there could be multiple suspects,
according to USA Today.
“Certainly during incidents such as this, emotions are very high. We
need to be very careful with our words,” Buckner said. “This is a blip
on the map that we certainly didn’t need considering the history that
we’ve had over the past week.”
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