Shooting At Little Rock Nightclub Injures 28

Police investigate the aftermath of an early Saturday morning shooting at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub, in which 17 people were injured.
Police investigate the aftermath of an early Saturday morning shooting at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub, in which 17 people were injured.
Police investigate the aftermath of an early Saturday morning shooting at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub, in which 17 people were injured.
Police investigate the aftermath of an early Saturday morning shooting at a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub, in which 17 people were injured.

Shooting At Little Rock Nightclub Injures 28

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Updated at 11:53 a.m. ET

A shooting in a Little Rock, Ark., nightclub has left at least 28 people injured, according to local police, who said they did not believe it was a terrorist-related attack.

Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner told KTHV that the shooting, which occurred around 2:30 a.m. Saturday at the Power Ultra Lounge, appears to have been the result of a “dispute [that] broke out between people inside.”

Three people were injured in the ensuing aftermath, police told The Associated Press, and 25 people in total were shot.

Police say that one person who was hospitalized and initially listed in critical condition has been upgraded to stable. Other victims were injured trying to escape the club, police said.

Michael Hibblen, news director at member station KUAR in Little Rock, reports from the scene that the club, located on the second floor of a building, has several broken windows following the attack.

“Apparently when the shooting occurred, people started jumping out windows to escape, landing on awnings below,” Hibblen says. “So, it would seem that at least some of the injuries were related to the broken glass and the falls.”

The Associated Press reports that the shooting occurred as a packed house had gathered for Memphis, Tenn., performer Finese 2Tymes “about a half-minute into a break in the raucous concert.”

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