BREAKING News Jul 25 2016, 9:03 am ET Fort Myers Nightclub Shooting: 2 Dead, 14 Others Wounded After Teen Event

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  At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others injured  after a shooting outside a Florida nightclub hosting an event for  teens, officials said early Monday.   The gunfire rang out just as family members were  picking up their kids from Club Blu in Fort Myers, where the "no ID  required" party had just finished.   Some of the victims were aged as young as 12, according to authorities.  

"We are deeply sorry for all involved," Club Blu  said in a Facebook post. "We tried to give the teens what we thought  was a safe place to have a good time."   The club said there was "armed security" at the  event for children between the ages of 12 and 17, adding there "was  nothing more we could have done." Although police did not immediately  give information about the identity of the suspects, the club said that  "it was not kids at the party that did this despicable act."   Police said that officers responded to the  parking lot of Club Blu at around 12:30 a.m. to find multiple people  suffering gunshot wounds ranging from minor to life-threatening   Of the 16 people taken to Lee Memorial Hospital,  one died after being admitted and two others were in the intensive-care  unit as of early Monday.   One other person was confirmed killed in the incident, according to police.