WHAT? I woke up here in Nigeria to hear that 15 teenagers were SHOT in one nightclub in Florida? Lets assume they all died and the headlines on CNN were "15 Teenagers shot to death" Are we gonna speed up on gun violence awareness here?
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.
