1 killed, 10 injured in multiple overnight shootings in Tennessee

One person was killed and 10 were injured on Sunday after a pair of shootings in Tennessee that police believe are connected, according to a news release from the Memphis Police Department posted on Twitter.

Police responded to a shooting at a Memphis nightclub at 12.43am, according to the release.

Two victims were transported to the hospital in critical condition. Five others with less serious injuries went to area hospitals in private vehicles.

While police were on the scene, they were notified of a second shooting about a mile away.

At that scene, one male victim was pronounced dead and three other victims were transported to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.