Miami Nightclub Shooting
(CNN) -- Fifteen people, many of them teenagers and some as
young as 11, were shot early Sunday morning at a Miami nightclub, Miami-Dade
police reported.
Police spokeswoman Frederica Burden said the victims ranged
in age from 11 to 25 and were taken to area hospitals.
Several victims were released from hospitals Sunday
afternoon and a person who'd earlier been listed as critical was upgraded to
critical but stable, police said in a news release.
It's not clear whether the nightclub catered to teenagers.
No public safety officials have explained why so many youths 16 and younger
were inside a nightclub after the midnight Miami-Dade County curfew.
Authorities said the shooting happened about 1 a.m. at The
Spot nightclub at NW 64th Street and Seventh Avenue.
CNN affiliate WPLG said a large party was being held when
shooting broke out. Witnesses told police they heard about 100 gunshots, WPLG
reported.
"At this point, we are not sure if we have one shooter
or multiple shooters," Burden said. No arrests had been made by late
Sunday.
Police have yet to determine whether good surveillance video
exists to help in the investigation, WPLG said. The club had recently begun to
allow teen parties on the weekends, the affiliate reported.
Capt. Ignatius Carroll of Miami Fire Rescue said the scene
was chaotic when emergency medical personnel arrived. Wounded people were found
inside the club and on the sidewalk, he said.
"We understand there was a gathering taking place at
some sort of little nightclub," he said. "We had a large crowd."
With so many wounded people, emergency responders had to
treat some victims on the sidewalk.
Burden didn't know a motive for the shooting.
"Investigators are interviewing witnesses at this time,
but we are also asking the public for their help by providing us with any
information they may have on this incident," she said.
According to CNN affiliate WFOR, the Miami-Dade County
curfew makes it against the law for children younger than 17 to be out on their
own between midnight and 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The curfew is 11 p.m.
to 6 a.m. other nights.
Current Event Reflection
15 people wounded from a shooting in a Miami Nightclub
most of victims were teenagers. Some victims needed to have treatment on the
sidewalk to save their life. No people died but were only badly wounded. Some
witnesses heard around more than 100 shots going off. They were either 1 or
multiple shooters but police don’t know yet.
In this current event, I was horrified to see that
some innocent teenagers were almost shot to death by people who were choosing
the wrong. Luckily no-one got hurt and people were saved. But policemen have
still not found out who the shooters or shooter is and why they did all of
this. I was sad when I heard about this incident taking place to know that
innocents were shot.
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