Fourteen killed in Brazil nightclub shootout
Andre Costa said that other victims are hospitalized in serious condition, but did not say how many people were injured. (Representative image) Photograph:(Reuters)
At least 14 people were killed overnight in a shootout at a nightclub in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil, officials said Saturday.
"We can confirm 14 deaths," Andre Costa, security secretary for the state of Ceara -- of which Fortaleza is the capital -- told a press conference.
Costa said that other victims are hospitalized in serious condition, but did not say how many people were injured.