1 dead, 15 hurt in Cincinnati nightclub gunfight
CINCINNATI — A gunfight broke out inside a crowded Cincinnati nightclub early Sunday, leaving one man dead and 15 others wounded after a dispute among several patrons escalated into a shootout, authorities said.
No suspects were in custody later Sunday in the shooting at the Cameo club, which has a history of gun violence.
Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac said one of the wounded was in “extremely critical condition,” while a hospital spokeswoman said two victims were listed in critical condition.
Isaac said some 200 people were inside the club, one of the few hip-hop venues in the city, for music and dancing.
“Once I got outside, people coming out bloody, gunshot wounds on them, some of their friends carrying them to the car, rushing them to the hospital,” Thompson told WCPO-TV.
Police Sgt. Daniel Hils said the large crowd at the club was a factor in the number of people who suffered gunshot wounds.