India, July 3 -- Multiple people were shot in a mass shooting incident in downtown Chicago on Wednesday night (local time), reports said, citing the Chicago police department. Police have not officially confirmed the exact number of victims.

The shooting reportedly took place outside the Artis Lounge nightclub as people were exiting the venue after an album release party for rapper Mello Buckzz, the Associated Press cited police.

According to authorities cited by CBS news, at least three people were killed and 16 others remain injured in the mass shooting that took place outside a nightclub in downtown Chicago.

However, a spokesperson for Northwestern Medicine, Chris King, told AP that the hospital's emergency department was evaluating...