2 Women Shot, 1 Dead After Fight at Rumors Nightclub

LAKELAND, FL — Lakeland Police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting that has left one woman dead and another injured.

According to the agency, police were initially called out to Rumors Night Club, 935 E. Memorial Blvd., around 2:01 a.m. Oct. 15 to clear the parking lot after serval fights. When officers arrived, the fights had all broken up.

At 2:16 a.m., however, police were called out to the Chevron gas station at 1615 W. Memorial Blvd. in regard to a shooting. Police say a large crowd was gathered on the west side of the gas station. There officers found Andrea Dixon, 39, lying on her back with a gunshot wound. She was taken to Lakeland Regional Health, but died from her injuries at 3:05 a.m., an email from the agency said.

As the investigation into Dixon’s shooting was going on, Lakeland Regional Health reported a second victim, Johnetha Ragins, 34. Ragins had been dropped off at the emergency room, suffering from gunshot wounds to her hip and forearm.

Police learned Ragins had also been at the Chevron when she was shot, the email said.

“Several witnesses at the scene told officers that the crowd involved in the earlier fights at Rumors had now spilled over to the Chevron station,” the email said.

The shots were reportedly fired from a vehicle. No suspects have been identified at this time.

“It is not known if the two females shot were the intended targets,” the agency's email said.

No further information is being released at this time.

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