26-01-2025
1 dead, 8 injured after shooting at Amarillo, Texas nightclub, police say
1 dead, 8 injured after shooting at Amarillo, Texas nightclub, police say
One person is dead and eight others are injured after a man opened fire at a nightclub in Amarillo, Texas, according to police.
Early Sunday at 2:05 a.m. local time, the Amarillo Emergency Communications Center received multiple calls regarding a shooting at a nightclub on S. Polk Street, according to a press release from the Amarillo Police Department.
When police arrived at the scene, they found nine gunshot victims, six of which were taken to the hospital. Other victims arrived in private vehicles, according to police.
One of the victims at the hospital, identified by police as 25-year-old John Love Louima, had multiple gunshot wounds. He died from the injuries, police said.
The other victims are in "various stages of medical treatment," according to police, who did not specify their conditions.
Three suspects were later arrested, and two of them were charged with multiple counts, including murder, after a civilian followed them and led police to their location, police said.
Police arrest 3 in connection to shooting
According to police, a car approached the entrance of an open nightclub early Sunday, and a person exited the vehicle and then opened fire on a "large crowd." After firing multiple rounds, the person got back into the car and fled the scene.
A witness followed the car as it fled the scene, which led to police arresting three suspects: Robert Kenney Knox, 23; Nahryah Hilesta Ines Hayes, 21, and a third person who was in the backseat of the car.
Both Knox and Heyes were charged with murder and eight counts of "deadly conduct/discharge of a firearm," according to police. The third person arrested was charged with public intoxication.
The shooting is believed to have stemmed from an altercation that occurred inside the bar, according to police. The suspects are believed to have left the bar after the altercation and then returned when the shooting started.
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