Two people have been killed and at least 13 others wounded in a mass shooting at a Florida nightclub.
The shooting took place outside Club Blu in Fort Myers in the early hours of Monday morning, said Lt Jim Mulligan of the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Three people have been detained by police.
Police have marked where dozens of shots were fired
The incident is thought to have taken place during a 'teen night' at the club, with some of the people at the event as young as 13.
One witness said that she heard around 30 gunshots from the scene and believes they came from a number of weapons.
Timothy Settles posted this on Facebook from hospital, saying he did not want to die
Timothy Settles posted a video on Facebook of him in a hospital bed after being injured in the shooting.
Syreeta Gary's daughter was at the club when the attack happened.
Speaking on a Twitter video, she said: "Well, I just thank God that my daughter is okay. She could have been shot. She was dodging bullets and dropping between cars.
"It is ridiculous that kids have to go through this and they cannot enjoy themselves because you have people with criminalistic minds who want to terrorise people."
Police have detained three people in connection with the shooting at Club Blu
At least 20 police officers attended the scene and roads in the area were sealed off.
The shootings happened at 12.30am local time.
A police statement said: "The Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office are actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident.
"At this time the scene is still very active as investigators and crime scene personnel attempt to determine what occurred."
A bullet casing found outside the club
The mass shooting comes more than a month after an attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando in Florida. Forty nine people were killed on June 12, and another 53 were wounded.
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