1 dead, 3 injured following gunfire overnight in front of club in Berlin – police

16 Sep, 2017 05:20 / Updated 7 years ago

One person was killed and three more injured last night in gunfire in front of a club in the Hohenschönhausen neighborhood in northwestern Berlin, local police reported.

The gunfire occurred around 2:15am local time (12:15am GMT) outside a night club in Ribnitzer Strasse. The incident was preceded by a dispute between several people and several shots were fired, Berlin police said in a statement

Police have cordoned off the area following the incident. The cause of the dispute was not immediately clear.

Police have cordoned off the area and say that the motive is not clear yet.

Four people, including the offender, were sent to a local hospital with serious injuries after the shooting. One person succumbed to his injuries, while the others are currently being treated.