Mom: Warning didn’t keep slain son safe at Florida nightclub

Almost 20 people were wounded.

One hundred percent of funds donated will be used to provide support services to those affected, officials said.

She says the gunman wasn’t targeting anyone in particular, adding: “It was an idiot. An idiot with a firearm”.

Since the shooting happened in the parking lot, “He didn’t have that chance”, she said.

Cheryl Filardi said Monday that she was in the club’s back room when the shots rang out. She said the parties are something positive for a rough and often-violent neighborhood. She says the club always hires extra security for the parties and has never had a problem.

“A lot of this stuff you read about Fort Myers, it’s drug- and gang-related”, the 63-year-old Lawrence said. Allegedly, one other person was shot outside their home which was five blocks away from the nightclub.

“What happened yesterday morning at Club Blu completely rocked our community”. They have said it was not an act of terror. Police have not yet released a motive. “Many others were randomly shot, leaving both physical and mental wounds”, said Trish Routte, Crime Stoppers coordinator, in a prepared statement. He declined to give a motive for the shooting or discuss details, saying the investigation is ongoing. Police said the gunfire, which erupted at a s.

Four people are still in the hospital.

Four people were in the hospital. Two were in critical condition and two in fair condition, said Lisa Sgarlata, the chief administrative officer at Lee Memorial Health System. All others were treated and released. The victims ranged in ages from 12 to 27.

The nightclub, Club Blu, had been hosting a party for teens before the gunfire broke out after midnight Monday. A story came on about the shootings. Police haven’t said whether the men were involved in the shooting.

Teenagers Sean Archilles and Sef’an Strawder both lost their lives to gunshot wounds during the early morning shootings, and 18 others were injured as a result of the horrific act of violence.

Online state records show the alcohol license for a Fort Myers club that was the site of a deadly shooting was revoked June 7. It was not immediately clear what triggered the violence.

“There has already been a tremendous outpouring to our City from across the country sharing their thoughts and prayers and wanting to know how they can help”, said Fort Myers Mayor Randall P. Henderson, Jr.in a prepared statement. Myers Interim Police Chief Dennis Eads to offer any assistance from the state.

Scott says they will continue to pray for the victims and their families. To make matters worse, it’s said the incident took place as a teen event was just wrapping up.

Lawrence questioned why a teen night would be held at a nightclub, or why parents would allow such young children to be out that late. The dealerships and other stores left the area a decade or two ago for more advantageous locations farther south. Stores in strip malls, such as the one home to Club Blu and the plumbing store, were left half empty.

There were two active crime scenes – the club and a street in the area, which also remained closed as police investigated.

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky). A Fort Myers fire fighter pours bleach over blood stains on the pavement at the scene of a deadly shooting outside the Club Blu nightclub in Fort Myers, Fla., Monday, July 25, 2016.

Police in Fort Myers say the area around a deadly nightclub shooting has been deemed safe.