KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Four people were shot early Sunday at a Kansas City nightclub that was the scene of a mass shooting in January, according to police.
The shooting Sunday was reported just before 2:30 a.m. at 9ine Ultra Lounge, Sgt. Jake Becchina, a spokesman for the Kansas City Police Department, said in an email.
One shooting victim was found at the scene and three others arrived at three separate hospitals, Becchina said.
The victim at the scene had been shot multiple times and is now hospitalized. The other three victims told authorities they were shot at the nightclub, Becchina said. No information was available about their conditions.
A previous shooting at the nightclub on Jan. 19 left two dead and 15 injured after a man started firing into a line of people waiting to get inside the building.
The dead included 25-year-old Raeven Parks and the shooter, Jahron Swift, 29, who was fatally shot by a security guard working on the property.
At the time of the Jan. 19 shooting, the nightclub was still in a six-month probationary period for new liquor licenses. Police had also responded to a drive-by shooting outside the nightclub about a week before.
The shooting Sunday was the first reported at the nightclub since the January mass shooting.
9ine Ultra Lounge advertised a Saturday night DJ event on its Facebook page hours before the shooting Sunday. The doors opened at 10 p.m.
The club recommended people arrive early, since capacity was limited. The post also said the event was "security enforced."
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