1 DIES IN OHIO NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING

erupted inside a packed nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, early on Sunday morning, killing one person and injuring 14 others, and at least one shooter was at large hours after the mayhem, authorities said.

The motive behind the shooting was unclear, but Cincinnati Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate said on Twitter that “there are no indications this incident is terrorism related.”

“The conflict is believed to have begun between specific groups or individuals earlier in the day, escalating and ultimately leading to this tragedy occurring at the nightclub,” City Manager Harry Black said in a statement.

The shooting took place around 2 am EDT (0600 GMT) as hundreds of people partied inside the Cameo Nightlife club, which Black said has a history of gun violence, including two shootings in the parking lot in 2015.

“At this point it’s unclear exactly what instigated the shooting,” Captain Kimberly Williams said at a televised briefing. “Just a lot of chaos when the shots went off.”

The shooting came less than a year after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

Cincinnati police initially said they believed at least two shooters were involved at the Cameo, but later Neudigate said on Twitter there was only one reported gunman, though police were still trying to determine if there were others. Hours after the shooting, the suspect was still at large, and police did not have a good description, in part because witnesses were reluctant to cooperate, Williams told WCPO television.