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The suspected
shooter in the incident in Mount Vernon, New York, is from the
Bronx and currently has an open attempted murder case against
him, the New York Daily News reported, citing law enforcement
sources.
Mount Vernon police refused to comment on the incident that took
place about 12 miles (20 kms) northeast of central Manhattan in
the pre-dawn hours of Sunday.
The owner of The Mansion Club was killed. All of the victims,
including the owner, were found in the club's lobby and outside
the club, which was hosting the party, media reports said.
"I've never seen anything like this on Christmas Day," police
Captain Edward Adinaro told reporters, the paper reported.
It was not known what led to the suspect, who has not yet been
named, being ejected from the club, he said.
Security guards tackled the suspect and police were quickly on
the scene to arrest him, WABC-TV reported.
"It is a dark day in our city. No person, no family should ever
spend Christmas like this," the broadcaster reported Mount
Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas as saying.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Alan Crosby)
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