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Missouri man fatally shot outside Illinois strip club

Posted December 14, 2015 6:00 am

The Associated Press

BROOKLYN, Ill. (AP) - An eastern Missouri man has been fatally shot outside a strip club in southwestern Illinois.

The Belleville News-Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/1NsanTp ) that 29-year-old Salahudin Malik Robbins of Berkeley, Missouri, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Bottoms Up Strip Club in Brooklyn, Illinois, just before 3 a.m. Sunday.

Brooklyn police arrived on the scene after receiving a call about the shooting. The caller also said at least four people were shot.

Illinois State Police Sgt. Chris Hoffstot says two people were taken to the hospital for treatment, but their medical conditions weren't immediately available.

Hoffstot says there was a crowd of people at the scene and that police are continuing to interview witnesses. Police are also reviewing surveillance footage from the area.

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Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com

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