At least 17 people have been injured, with one left in serious condition, in a shooting at an Arkansas night club, police said, adding that the incident appeared to be the result of “a dispute at the concert.”
The incident took place at the Power Lounge night club in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas at around 2:30am local time.
“Police are investigating a shooting at the Power Lounge…, multiple victims, no suspect information is available,” Little Rock police tweeted.
Witness describes the Little Rock club shooting as “mass chaos as people ran for safety hoping not to be shot” #ARNews
— Jonathan Rozelle (@JonathanRozelle) July 1, 2017
All 17 victims injured in the shooting are still alive, police said, while dismissing terror-related motives.
“We do NOT believe this incident was an active shooter or terror related incident. It appears to have been a dispute at a concert,” it said.
#UPDATE as of now ALL 17 confirmed shooting victims are alive. We will provide additional updates as needed.
— Little Rock Police (@LRpolice) July 1, 2017
A witness told Fox16 that the shooting prompted “mass chaos, as people ran for safety hoping not to be shot.” Another local said he heard around 20 gunshots.
One victim who was previously listed in critical condition is now stable, police also said.
A 16-year-old is among the victims, Little Rock police chief Kenton Buckner said, as cited by USA Today.
“Certainly, during incidents such as this, emotions are very high. We need to be very careful with our words,” Buckner said, adding “this is a blip on the map that we certainly didn’t need, considering the history that we’ve had over the past week.”
US has witnessed several mass shootings in recent years. Shooting at Pulse gay bar in Orlando in 2016 became one of the deadliest massacres, with 49 people dead and dozens injured. The attacker, Omar Mateen, was killed by police after a three-hour stand-off. The attack was regarded a hate crime and terror act.
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