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A&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/police-fifteen-shot-and-one-dead-following-cameo-night-club-shooting" target="_blank">shooting overnight</a>&nbsp;at a Cincinnati nightclub killed one person and injured 15 others.The shooting happened at Cameo nightclub after 1 a.m. local time. Cincinnati police confirmed they are looking for multiple shooters after earlier reporting there was only one shooter. No one has been arrested, and police have not released any descriptions of the suspects.Initially, police reported 14 people were injured, but later Sunday, they updated that number to 15.The victims were taken to various hospitals in the Cincinnati area. As of Sunday morning, at least&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/AllyKraemer/status/845966979743846401" target="_blank">one person</a>&nbsp;was in extremely critical condition.The deceased was 27-year-old Obryan Spikes.&nbsp;Police say there was a large crowd at the club when a fight broke out, followed by gunfire. The incident is not related to terrorism.&nbsp;SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/fbi-investigates-possible-hate-crime-shooting-in-olathe-ks/">Feds Probe Kansas Shooting As Possible Hate Crime</a>The nightclub has a history of gun violence. Police say the club usually hires police for additional security, and four Cincinnati police officers were outside of the building when the shooting occurred.The Cincinnati office for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ATFHQ/status/845967283533045762" target="_blank">is assisting</a>&nbsp;in the investigation.&nbsp;<hr>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/d-c-to-devote-more-resources-to-missing-children/">D.C. Is Devoting More Resources To Its Missing Children</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/keystone-xl-faces-big-roadblock-in-nebraska/">The Keystone XL Pipeline Still Faces At Least One Big Roadblock</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/peter-nicks-on-documenting-oakland-police-in-the-force/">&#039;The Force&#039; Director Talks Documenting The Scandal-Plagued Oakland PD</a></li></ul>

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CINCINNATI -- One person was killed and 15 others were injured in a mass shooting at a Cincinnati nightclub early Sunday.

It's the largest mass shooting in the United States so far this year, according to data our sister station in Cincinnati has reviewed from the Gun Violence Archive.

Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac says investigators believe several people opened fire.

The map below shows where mass shootings have happened in Greater Cincinnati and the United States so far this year, as well as in prior years (data from gunviolencearchive.org)