Ignore the obvious and blame it on "Gun Violence."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An 18-year-old is dead and a 20-year-old is in critical condition following an early morning shooting in South Nashville, officials said.

Officers responded to the scene at Bucanas Night Club around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, where two victims had been shot.

A Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) release said Yasser Paz, 18, and Kyaw Naing, 20, were with two friends in the nightclub parking lot when a vehicle drove up beside them. Witnesses described the vehicle as a dark Chevrolet Suburban, officials said.

The release stated that multiple men then got out of the vehicle and began shooting at the victims

1 dead, 1 critically injured after shooting outside nightclub in South Nashville (wkrn.com)