TWO people, including a Brit man, were injured after a gunfire broke out outside a nightclub in France.
The shooter reportedly opened fire on the crowd with a hunting rifle in , a district of Toulouse.
Two people have been injured following a shooting at the Urban Lab nightclub in Toulouse (pictured)
The incident took place on Sunday morning, at around 6am local time
One of the injured is reportedly a British man, who was reportedly hit in the chest by buckshot, French outlet La Depeche reports.
The other man was reportedly injured in the back, the French Outlet said.
They have both been rushed to a nearby hospital.
It is understood the shooting broke out on Sunday morning in the carpark of the Urban Lab nightclub, shortly before 6am local time.
A security guard said he heard three shots but did not notice anything unusual after making a round at the site, reports La Depeche.
He went on to call the police, who found no bullets or traces of blood at the scene.
Cops are now on the hunt to find the shooter and have opened a probe into the shooting, according to Actu Toulouse.
Officers have returned to the nightclub on Sunday to collect evidence and talk to any potential witnesses, La Depeche reports.
A police commissioner told Actu Toulouse: “Several detonations have been reported, probably shotgun fire , but for the moment, we have little information on these events.”
The Sun has contacted the UK Foreign Office and French police for more information.
Urban Lab nightclub has also been contacted for more information.
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