Police arrest 1 and look for 2 in US shootout
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March 5, 2012, Monday
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POLICE made one arrest and were looking for two other suspects after a shootout amid a large crowd outside an Arizona nightclub left more than a dozen people wounded and set off a chaotic scene as the injured screamed for help and hundreds tried to flee.
The number of people confirmed wounded in the shooting late Friday in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe rose to 14 after a person went to a hospital on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the foot, police spokesman Lieutenant Mike Horn said.
None of the wounded had life-threatening injuries. Twelve of them had relatively minor injuries, some driving themselves to hospitals, while two were seriously hurt.
The man in custody is one of three who opened fire at one another after they began arguing as a crowd of at least 250 people lined up outside The Clubhouse Music Venue for a hip-hop show late Friday, Horn said. He was in a car that a patrol officer stopped just after the shooting.
Horn said all three men are believed to be affiliated with Phoenix-area gangs. He asked for the public's help in identifying the two still at large.
Witness Paul Butler was among the crowd waiting to get into the club to hear Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle perform. Butler told KTVK-TV he heard a series of pops as the gunfire erupted.
"And you see everybody running, couple more shots, everybody running," Butler said. "It was pure chaos."
Police had only a vague description of suspects wearing dark clothing who ran away from the club.
The number of people confirmed wounded in the shooting late Friday in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe rose to 14 after a person went to a hospital on Saturday with a gunshot wound to the foot, police spokesman Lieutenant Mike Horn said.
None of the wounded had life-threatening injuries. Twelve of them had relatively minor injuries, some driving themselves to hospitals, while two were seriously hurt.
The man in custody is one of three who opened fire at one another after they began arguing as a crowd of at least 250 people lined up outside The Clubhouse Music Venue for a hip-hop show late Friday, Horn said. He was in a car that a patrol officer stopped just after the shooting.
Horn said all three men are believed to be affiliated with Phoenix-area gangs. He asked for the public's help in identifying the two still at large.
Witness Paul Butler was among the crowd waiting to get into the club to hear Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle perform. Butler told KTVK-TV he heard a series of pops as the gunfire erupted.
"And you see everybody running, couple more shots, everybody running," Butler said. "It was pure chaos."
Police had only a vague description of suspects wearing dark clothing who ran away from the club.
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