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Dyersburg, Tenn.–Dyersburg Police are investigating an early morning shooting at the American Legion on Grant Street that left five people shot. The victims are in their 20s and 30s and are from Dyersburg, Union City, Tiptonville and Ridgely and all five were airlifted to area hospitals.
Dyersburg Police responded to the American Legion, 1305 Grant Street at 2:17 a.m., in reference to a shooting inside the club. Officers arrived to discover multiple people fleeing the club reporting that several had been shot.
Officers located three males, and two females suffering from gun shot wounds. Some of the victims had been shot multiple times. Officers administered aid to the victims until EMS and the Dyersburg Fire Department arrived.
All five victims were flown to hospitals including Nashville, and Memphis due to their injuries.
Witnesses on the scene were uncooperative, and no motive has been established at this time. Dyersburg Police is urging anyone who has information, or was inside the club at the time of the shooting to call 285-1212, or Crime Stoppers at 285-8477.