2 Injured In Northeast Nightclub Shooting

Two men were hospitalized Saturday after a shooting inside a Dyer nightclub.

El Paso police said two men are hospitalized after an altercation broke out in an El Paso nightclub.

The incident occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. at the Player’s Billiard Parlor on Dyer Street.

A 28-year-old victim was shot in the back and taken to Beaumont Army Medical Center while the other victim, 24-year-old man, was taken to Providence Memorial Hospital after being struck on the head with a bottle.

Police said the altercation began when an individual inside the club took out a handgun and fired a round into the ceiling and another into the wall.

The Crimes Against Persons Gang Unit is investigating the case. Police urge anyone with information to call police at 915-832-4400, or Crime Stoppers at 915-566-8477.

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