Two dead and 16 wounded in Florida teenage disco mass shooting with clubbers

Two people have been murdered and 16 have been wounded in a mass shooting at a Florida night club.

The gunman entered the club and opened fire hitting people as young as 13 in Club Blu, in Fort Myers in Florida. 

The incident happened shortly after 1am.  

Witnesses said the scene was that of a 'mad house'. 

Lieutenant Jim Mulligan of Lee County Sheriff's Office confirmed as many as 17 people had been wounded. 

Syreeta Gary's daughter survived the attack. Speaking on a Twitter video, she said: 'Well, I just thank God that my daughter is okay. She could have been shot. She was dodging bullets and dropping between cars.

'It is ridiculous that kids have to go through this and they cannot enjoy themselves because you have people with criminalistic minds who want to terrorize people.

'I'm just glad that she's okay.

'She was running away from bullets so she wouldn't get shot. Her friend got shot in the leg.

'They were running for safety.' 

It is understood there have been reports of shootings at two other locations. Police are treating the three incidents as being linked. 

The gunman is believed to have shot at a car and a house. 

Witnesses reported hearing at least 30 rounds being fired during the incident. 

Timothy Settles wrote on Facebook that he did not want to die. 

His aunt Kay Lyn Love wrote on Facebook: 'Hope u ok nephew I will be there to see u Asap.' 

Three people had been detained for questioning, the police said, and the area was 'deemed safe' although roads in the vicinity were closed as the investigation continues.

Local television reported that the club was hosting a 'teen night'.

The shooting comes six weeks after a massacre at a nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando, in which a lone gunman killed 49 people in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.