On March 26, 2017, at about 1:30 a.m., an unidentified gunman opened fire inside the Cameo Night Club on Kellogg Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. ^{[2] [1] [5]}One person was killed and 16 other victims were taken to local hospitals. ^[15]

At about 1:30 a.m. local time, about 200 people attended a "Grown Up and Sexy" weekly event at Cameo Night Club.

^[6]An argument involving several men escalated to a fistfight and eventually into a shooting that left one man dead and 16 people injured.

^[31] More than 20 shots were fired.

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Detectives described a chaotic and horrific crime scene with hundreds of partygoers fleeing for their lives after the shooting began. ^{[1] [2]} Several of the victims reportedly suffered life life-threatening injuries, while others wounded were able to drive themselves to the hospital for treatment. ^{[1] [2] [5] [29]}

Police are not treating this as a terrorist attack.

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The Cameo Night Club has a history of gun violence.

^[29]Two shootings took place in the same night club: one inside the club on New Year’s Day 2015 and another in the club's parking lot in September 2015.

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According to Chief Eliot Isaac of the Cincinnati Police Department, people entered the club with guns despite the fact that security outside of the establishment giving patdowns. ^[31]One of the victims of the incident that night said she and other people were able to get into the club without checking for weapons. She said, "If you pay the extra money, you get in, period." ^[23]

The chief later also briefed the press that the Cameo Night Club had metal detectors.

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Surveillance cameras were inside the club at the time of the shooting.

^[7]However, the police do not have video surveillance of the actual shooting.

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Chief Elliot Isaac has revealed that there were at least two individuals who fired shots at the Cameo Night Club shooting.

^[15]According to Cincinnati city manager Harry Black, there was animosity "between two specific groups or individuals earlier in the day, escalating and ultimately leading to this tragedy." ^[22]

Two of the assailants were identified as Cornell Beckley and Deondre David; at least one remains on the run.

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Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby tweeted that he is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting.

Ayers Transportation also added $3,000 to the reward.

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The sole casualty of the incident from the Cameo Night Club shooting was identified as 27-year-old O'Bryan Spikes. ^[31]

Officers at the scene attempted to revive him, but they were unsuccessful.

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At least 5 victims remain hospitalized 24 hours after the Cameo Night Club shooting, including the 2 victims who are in critical condition at the University of Cincinnati Health Center.

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Angel Higgins, a mother of 5, was one of the victims that night.

She suffered a bullet wound in her left leg.

The shot traveled up her leg and into her pelvis.

She drove herself to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

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She scheduled surgery in two weeks to have the bullet removed.

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As a result of the Cameo Night Club shooting, Julian "Jay" Rodgers ^[15] (the club's operating manager) voluntarily suspended the club's liquor license.

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In addition, Rodgers said he told the owner he would move out immediately so that the owner could sell the property.

The two originally planned to have the night club close down in May.

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Julian "Jay" Rodgers issued a statement on the evening of March 26 after hearing about and reflecting on the shooting that took place earlier that day: