Local police are noted to be searching for at least one suspect involved in the shooting. Law enforcement is confident that what happened was a “targeted attack” and not a “random act” of violence, reports RIA Novosti.
According to a police source, two groups of nightclub visitors were involved in the incident. As a result of the conflict, some of them started a shootout.
Hours earlier, in suburban Los Angeles, nine people were killed and several more wounded in a shooting during the New Year’s celebration according to the lunar calendar. According to eyewitnesses, the perpetrator was armed with a semi-automatic weapon and was carrying a large amount of ammunition.