Columbus police said they had no leads this morning on the whereabouts of a man who opened fire inside a nightclub Tuesday night, killing one person and injuring three others.
“Our officers worked into the night on this, but have not found a suspect,” Columbus Police Department Cpl. Donnie Elkin said. “We have made no arrests at this time. We are still looking into the matter and are going to continue looking into it.”
According to Elkin, officers responded to a call at 10:49 p.m. Tuesday at the Everyday Club and Lounge, at 1603 Seventh Ave. N. in reference to a disturbance with a gun. The club is in a small building that at one time was a residence, surrounded by other houses, a few businesses and apartments.
“Officers arrived and located a black male exiting the club with a gunshot wound,” Elkin said.
Officers went inside and found a second victim with a gunshot wound, who appeared to be dead. Officers were then dispatched to the 700 block of 16th Street North for a third victim with a gunshot wound, and to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, where they located a fourth victim with a gunshot wound.
“One of the victims was deceased, another was admitted to the hospital, and the other two were treated and released from BMH-GT,” Elkin said,
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant identified the victim as Quentin Spencer, 20, of 455 Merry Valley Drive in Columbus.
“I declared him dead on the scene Tuesday at 11:17 p.m. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed Thursday at the Mississippi Crime Lab in Jackson to determine the cause of death,” Merchant said.
The Criminal Investigation Division responded and has taken over the investigation.
According to scanner traffic heard during the incident, the other victims included a woman who was shot in the leg, who was able to take herself to the hospital; a 41-year-old man who was shot in the shoulder, who left the club and sought help at a nearby house; and a man shot in the lower abdomen, who was leaving the club when officers arrived. The victim who died was shot above the left nipple.
Investigators on the scene Tuesday night said the victim may have been a bystander. Officers also appeared to know the identity of the suspect, but no information on him was released.
Lowndes County sheriff”s deputies came into the city to aid with patrols Tuesday night as Columbus officers worked the investigation. In addition to canvassing the scene and interviewing witnesses, officers were stationed at the hospital in case more victims came in.
Elkin said anyone with information concerning the shooting should call the CPD at 662-244-3552.
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