MASS SHOOTING AT FLORIDA NIGHT CLUB

Two people have been killed and 16 others wounded in a mass shooting at a Florida nightclub, according to US media reports.

The shooting took place outside Club Blu in Fort Myers in the early hours of Monday morning, said Lt. Jim Mulligan of the Lee County Sheriff's Office.

Three people have been detained by police.

The incident is thought to have taken place during a 'teen night' at the club, with some of the people at the event as young as 13.

One witness said that she heard around 30 gunshots from the scene and believes that these came from a number of weapons.

Syreeta Gary's daughter was at the club when the attack happened.

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."

At least 20 police officers are at the scene and roads in the area have been sealed off. 

The shootings happened at 12.30am local time. Police said they were at two other locations connected to the incident.

What they described as "a person of interest" was detained at one of them.

A police statement said: "The Fort Myers Police Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office are actively canvassing the area looking for other persons who may be involved in this incident.

"At this time the scene is still very active as investigators and crime scene personnel attempt to determine what occurred."