3 Dead, 16 others shot outside a nightclub in US' Mississippi

At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured after a gunman opened fire near a nightclub in the US state of Mississippi, local media reported.

The mass shooting was reported from Church Street in Indianola, Mississippi.

Witnesses heard dozens of gunshots during the shooting which occurred in the vicinity of the nightclub, sources reported.

Mayor Ken Featherstone of Indianola confirmed that three 19-year-old men were killed in the shooting.