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2nd LD: Two killed in shooting at teen party in Florida

Xinhua, July 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Two people were killed and up to 16 others were wounded early Monday in a shooting at a nightclub in the U.S. state of Florida, local media reported.

The shooting took place at a teen party in the Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, according to the reports.

Three people have been detained by police and the area around the club was deemed safe now, local police captain Jim Mulligan was quoted as saying.

It remained unknown who were responsible for the shooting and the cause of the incident.

Florida Governor Rick Scott said in a statement that he planned to meet with local officials in Fort Myers to discuss the shooting as investigation was underway.

The latest shooting occurred more than a month after the June 12 terror attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed and 53 others were wounded by a gunman who reportedly swore allegiance to the terror group Islamic State. Endi