MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the NBC 6 South Florida television channel, the incident took place Sunday in Orlando’s tourist district.
Two die in Florida nightclub shooting https://t.co/3EJ8P1Ekri pic.twitter.com/bAB81Y9LlY
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) 7 февраля 2016
As many as 300 people were inside the club when the shooting took place. The police are searching for as many as three gunmen, according to the channel.
One person was killed at the scene, while another died at a local hospital. Ten others were also seen in nearby hospitals receiving treatment for non-life-threatening wounds.
Shooting in Orlando nightclub, Florida, 2 confirmed dead, 8 injured pic.twitter.com/J0oHgOxk7Q
— Khalid Khan™ (@khalidkhan787) 7 февраля 2016
This is the second shooting to take place in a nightclub in Florida this weekend. On Saturday, eight people were shot in a strip club in the city of Tampa, and a 21-year-old man was killed.