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Police are investigating after several people were shot dead Monday morning in a downtown nightclub.

According to the Memphis Fire Department, officers responded to a Purple Haze case at South 2nd Street and Lt. George West Lee Avenue at around 3:25 pm.

the The Memphis Police Department tweeted that four people were shot dead and taken to a nearby hospital. One victim was in critical condition and the remaining three were in a non-critical state.

No other information is available regarding the suspects or the way in which the incident occurred.

This is not the first time that downtown makes the headlines. In April, a well-known peace activist died after being shot outside the club. In December 2017, a man was seriously injured during a morning shootout at Purple Haze on Christmas Day.

If anyone has any information regarding the shooting, the police ask them to call CrimeStoppers at 901-528-2274.

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