5 hurt in shooting near Chris Brown gig
In this Nov. 7, 2014, file photo, singer Chris Brown performs during the 2014 Soul Train Awards at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Police say a shooting has injured people near a club where Grammy-winner Brown was performing in the San Francisco Bay Area. AP
SAN JOSE, California — Police say a shooting has injured five people near a club where Grammy-winner Chris Brown was performing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Police say Brown escaped any injury in the early Sunday morning shooting. The San Jose Mercury News says the shooting happened near San Jose’s Fiesta nightclub, where Brown was performing for a private party. Cellphone video posted online by fans appears to show Brown wincing as the shots rang out nearby, then being ushered away by others.
Police say all five people injured in the shootings are expected to survive. Police say they have detained several people. No information was immediately available Sunday on the motive in the shootings.
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