At least three people were killed, and 16 others were injured in a mass shooting in the US state of Mississippi. The incident took place in the city of Indianola when someone opened fire near a nightclub in Indianola, BNO News reported.

Soon after, police officers were called to the scene of the shooting.

"Several people said that they were standing out there, and they started to hear gunshots," Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson told a local newspaper.

Mayor Ken Featherstone said the police were yet to identify the motive and no arrests were made in connection to the incident.

The report said witnesses heard dozens of gunshots, and that some of the victims were shot directly.

The motive was not immediately known.

Source: India Today