Two men were killed and a woman was hospitalized from the shooting on Friday.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The owner of Culture Hall has terminated its lease after a shooting left two people dead and another injured, Greensboro city officials confirmed.
Termination will take effect on Monday, March 11.
ALE confirmed with WFMY News 2 that it is opening an investigation into Culture Hall.
Greensboro police said two men, Mohsen Hamed, 33, and Devonte Johnson, 28, died, and a woman went to the hospital after a shooting inside Culture Hall early Friday morning.
Investigators said about 100 guests were inside the club on Spring Garden Street when the gunfire rang out.
GPD, Guilford County EMS and UNCG Campus Police responded around 1:20 a.m. Police said EMS began life-saving procedures for “multiple gunshot victims inside the business.”
Police said, based on interviews, that they learned the fight occurred just before the shooting. Investigators said it was not a random act of violence.
Ali Jameh said that his friend Mohsen Hamed was in the Culture Hall on Thursday night. He said Hamed jumped in to help, but the shooter returned and fired more shots — one of which hit Hamed. Family and friends gathered on Spring Garden Street as they searched for answers after Hamed and another man were killed.
Jammeh said Hamed had just celebrated his 33rd birthday and described his actions as selfless.
Jama said: “He did not know anyone, neither the shooter nor the victim, but when the moment became difficult, and everyone was running away, the shooter responded and shot him (Hamid) as well.”
A woman was also shot and taken to hospital. It is listed in stable condition.
Greensboro Mayor Vaughan went to the crime scene while investigators were collecting evidence.
She told WFMY News 2 she plans to reach out to the state ABC Commission and organize a group to come up with solutions to stop gun violence in local bars and clubs.
“A lot of the conversations I had today with other club owners around the city all mentioned promoters,” Vaughan said. “Last time, we talked about potentially passing a promoters law, and we’ll have to see if that’s something we can do.”
She said that local businesses in the area complain about promoters.
“They said the promoter is going to come in and promote something and go back to Atlanta or wherever they came from and leave us with the wreckage,” Vaughan said.
This is the 10th homicide recorded in Greensboro this year.
No arrests have been made.
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