One person died and seven others were injured in a shooting outside a nightclub in Louisville, Kentucky, early Saturday, according to police.
Emergency responders found two people shot when they arrived at H20 Lounge around 12:47 a.m., the Louisville Metro Police Department reported. One victim, a man, was pronounced dead later on.
The second person was rushed to a hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, police said.
Later, medical staff confirmed that six more adults had arrived at nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds from the same incident. Fortunately, their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, said Aaron Ellis, a public information officer with the police department.
Authorities have not identified any suspects and are uncertain about how many people were involved in the shooting or what prompted it.
Police stated they are investigating the incident and do not yet know if the victims had any connection to each other.
Recently, there has been a rise in shootings across the country, with the Gun Violence Archive documenting at least 21 other mass shootings since last Friday. The Gun Violence Archive defines a mass shooting as an incident where four or more people are shot, not including the shooter.