At least 17 other people were wounded in violence that police are saying was not an act of terror. Three people have been detained. Gunfire erupted in a Fort Myers parking lot early Monday morning outside what has been reported as an all ages event at a nightclub, leaving at least two people dead and injuring more than a dozen others. By Associated Press Mon., July 25, 2016
FORT MYERS, FLA.Gunfire erupted at a nightclub hosting a
swimsuit-themed party for teens in Florida, leaving two teens dead and at least 17 other people wounded, officials said Monday. It was not immediately clear what triggered the violence, but Fort Myers police Capt. Jim Mulligan said the shooting was not an act of terror. Police detained three people and said the area around Club Blu had been deemed safe, Mulligan said. The two teens killed were 14-year-old Sean Archilles and 18-year-old SteFan Strawder, police said. Archilles lived about a mile from the nightclub, said his father, Jean Archilles. Archilles said his son loved to play football and basketball. He liked to make people laugh. Hes a funny kid. Hes always joking, Jean Archilles said.