Tuesday, February 28, 2012

1 dead, 19 hurt after nightclub gunbattle

This photo provided by the Jackson, Tenn. police shows Lecarlos Todd, who was killed in a shooting at the Karma Lounge in downtown Jackson; 19 others were injured. (AP Photo/Jackson Police)

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By msnbc.com staff and news services

JACKSON, Tenn. -- One man?was killed and 19 other people?injured?after a shooting at a nightclub, police in West Tennessee said Sunday.

Officers were called to the Karma Lounge in downtown Jackson at about 2 a.m. Sunday and arrived to find one man dead, 17 people with gunshot wounds and two who were trampled, according to Jackson Police Lt. Tyreece Miller.


Miller said a dispute among several people led to the shooting. Evidence indicates at least three people used handguns to fire into the crowd.

According to WMCTV, the nightclub had advertised a Lane College and LeMoyne-Owen College after-game party.?

Lecarlos Todd, 19, of Memphis, was killed. Another shooting victim was in critical condition Sunday night at a local hospital.

Authorities released photos of two men taken by the club's video cameras. Miller said investigators want to question them.

The Associated Press and msnbc.com staff contributed to this report.

Source: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/27/10514961-1-dead-19-hurt-after-nightclub-shooting-in-jackson-tennessee

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