2 Hospitalized After Shooting At Denver Nightclub

DENVER (CBS4) - Two people have been hospitalized after someone fired into a crowd outside a Denver nightclub early Sunday and Denver police and a security guard returned fire. One man was in critical condition.

The shootings are believed to have started with an argument while people were leaving the Epernay Lounge located at 14th and Curtis Streets.

A police officer and a security guard shot the gunman after he allegedly fired shots into a crowd.

"The officer then began giving verbal commands to the party, 'Drop the weapon, get down on the ground.' Those verbal commands were not complied with. The officer then drew his weapon and fired toward the suspect," said Denver Police Cmdr. Ron Saunier.

The officer involved in the shooting is a 16-year veteran of the Denver Police Department. Police have not released the suspect's name.

The two gunshot victims are expected to survive.

Charges are pending but the gunman likely faces aggravated assault and attempted first-degree murder.