Five Girls, Youngest 11, Shot In Miami Nightclub The Spot

Miami Authorities say five girls between 11-17 years old are among more than a dozen people who suffered gunshot wounds in a Florida nightclub shooting.

Police say Gunfire rang out at the venue in Miami, Florida, early on Sunday, sending revellers scrambling for the exit.

Authorities expressed surprise that children were inside the venue

Officials said 15 people in total were injured, some of them so badly they could not flee the club, called The Spot.

At least one person was in a critical condition and three of the victims were taken to a paediatric unit.

It is not yet clear what prompted the attack

Miami Fire Rescue Capt Ignatius Carroll told the Associated Press news agency "people were screaming, people were saying they were shot".

"What was very surprising to the responders," he added, "was that these were kids that were out at one o'clock in the moing in a club.

Emergency responders said there was chaos outside the nightclub

"And this type of violence took place where a bunch of kids were gathering ... it's very disturbing to see that."

Investigators are trying to establish if there was one armed person or more involved in the incident.

It is not known what prompted the gunfire.