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7 shot at California nightclub during Halloween event dubbed 'The Purge'

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News headlines today: Oct. 29, 2018
Stan Lim/The Orange County Register via AP
ByKarine Hafuta and Abigail Shalawylo
October 29, 2018, 7:49 PM

Seven people were shot late Sunday evening at nightclub in Southern California, officials said.

The Riverside Police Department received a call around 12:04 a.m. and responded to reports of a shooting inside and outside of Sevilla Nightclub.

Online flyers show the Sevilla Nightclub had advertised a Halloween event called, “The Purge," seemingly in reference to the name of the horror film.

PHOTO: A flyer for "The Purge Election Year" event at the Seville nightclub where seven people were shot.
A flyer for "The Purge Election Year" event, Oct. 28, 2018, at the Seville nightclub in Riverside, Calif, where seven people were shot.
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Officers arrived and located two gunshot victims who were transported for medical treatment, Riverside police said in a statement.

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An additional five victims who were shot at the nightclub later arrived at local hospitals, police said.

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The extent of the injuries remain unknown at this time, however the Riverside Police Department reported that none of the injuries are considered life-threatening.

Members of the Riverside Police Department investigate the scene of a shooting at Sevilla Nightclub in Riverside, Calif., Oct. 29, 2018. Several people were shot and wounded during a Halloween party at the nightclub, police said.
Stan Lim/The Orange County Register via AP

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

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