There was a mass shooting overnight in a Little Rock club where 17 were injured by either being shot or being trampled in the rush afterward.
There’s an insane video from the shooting:
#BREAKING: Video shows moments leading up to at least 17 people being shot at nightclub in downtown Little Rock (Courtesy: Darryl Rankin). pic.twitter.com/aBgYfF4FNu
— Mitchell McCoy (@MitchellMcCoy) July 1, 2017
Still reporting from the crime scene. Investigators are still gathering evidence. This happened around 230am. #ARNews pic.twitter.com/T9Bpdpk6h3
— Price McKeon (@PriceMcKeon) July 1, 2017
From Arkansas Matters:
Seventeen people have been confirmed shot and an unknown number injured in a shooting in downtown Little Rock at Power Ultra Lounge.
Nine victims are reported to be receiving treatment at UAMS. Mark Lowman with Baptist Health tells us that three victims were taken to its North Little Rock hospital and six to its Little Rock hospital. Three have been treated and released. There are three gunshot victims at CHI St. Vincent. Two are reported to be stable and one critical.
Chief Buckner could not yet say the total number of injured.
Police got the initial call at 2:28 a.m. to 220 West Louisiana, according to the dispatch log.
According to police, the youngest victim is 16-years-old.
Police said, “We do not believe was an active shooter or terror related incident. It appears to have been a dispute at a concert”.
The shooting occurred during a performance by a group from Memphis
“I am truly saddened by what happened this morning. I am praying for the victims. I am very confident that LRPD will make multiple arrests in this incident. This will not be tolerated in our City. I addition, we are making multiple arrests in the incidents from the 10 days,” said City Manager Bruce Moore in a statement.
Here are some news reports about it:
BREAKING OVERNIGHT: At least 17 people injured after a gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Little Rock, Arkansas. https://t.co/ibVTi8qXlY pic.twitter.com/kqyaf7h215
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) July 1, 2017
Update: 17 people shot at Ultra Power Lounge in downtown Little Rock about 2:30am. As of 6:15, @LRpolice says all victims are alive. #ARNews pic.twitter.com/pEWoXLfC1w
— KARK 4 News (@KARK4News) July 1, 2017
People are passing this around on social media – it’s apparently the flyer for the event:
Yeah, it's definitely the NRA's fault that 17 people were shot in Little Rock last night. pic.twitter.com/GZUaRlCFZD
— ScottlnSC (@ScottlnSC) July 1, 2017
Hopefully no one was lethally injured.