Shooting at Epic Club, Phnom Penh, early this morning.

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Shooting at Epic Club, Phnom Penh, early this morning.

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19 December 2016, 3am. Early this morning several shots were fired in front of the Epic night club and a security guard was badly wounded in the left eye and the right leg. The assailants were on a motorbike and they fired in direction of the club where several security guards were standing. The injured guard has been taken to hospital for treatment.The Epic club is situated close to the Russian Embassy, in Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Chamkar Mon district, in Phnom Penh.
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Re: Shooting at Epic Club, Phnom Penh, early this morning.

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Must be a case of the formaly famous ricochet injury.
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Night Club Security Guard, Epic, Shot In The Eye

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Night Club Security Guard, Epic, Shot In The Eye

Phnom Penh: two unidentified gunmen stopped their motorbike in front of Epic Club and fired the gun about 4 to 5 times onto the club injuring a security guard in his left eye and right leg. He was later sent for emergency at the hospital. The shooting happened at around 3:00 am on Monday at the club near Russian embassy in Chamkarmon district, Tonle Basac commune. Police said, at around 11 pm on on Sunday, two group of club goers were having an argument which led to fighting. The argument was stopped after the club manager facilitated. One group left the club while another one remained dancing which later the shooting took place. The victim is a 30 years old Cambodian who work from 12 to 6:00 am. His wife was informed about the accident at around 6:00 am. Police are searching for the gunmen.

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Press release from Epic Club...
EPIC CLUB PRESS RELEASE:

នៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ​ ទី១៩ ខែធ្នូួ​ ឆ្នាំ២០១៦ នៅវេលាម៉ោង​៣​ និង ៤០នាទីព្រឹក មានព្រិត្តការណ៏មួយដែលកើតមាននៅខាងក្រៅបរិវេន​ CLUB EPIC ហើយសន្តិសុខរបស់យើងម្នាក់ទទួលរងរបួសយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ​ ដែលក្នុងពេលនោះ​ EPIC CLUB ត្រូវបានបិទទៅហើយ។

ព្រិត្តការណ៏ដែលបង្កឡើងនោះ ពុំមានការពាក់ព័ន្ធទៅនឹង​ CLUB EPIC ទេ បើទោះបីជា​ សន្តិសុខរបស់យើងម្នាក់បានទទួលរងរបួសធ្ងន់ធ្ងរក៏ដោយ ហើយពួកយើងកំពុងសហការណ៏ជាមួយ ប៉ូលីស​​​​​ ក្នុងការចាប់ជនដៃដល់ដែលប្រព្រឹត្តិរឿងនេះ។

កំឡុងពេលនេះដែល EPIC CLUB ក៏បានសហការណ័ជាមួយនឹងក្រុមគ្រូពេទ្រខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងក្នុងការព្យបាល និង ធ្វើអោយប្រាកដថាសន្តិសុខរបស់យើងបានធូរស្បើយ និង ជាវិញជាធម្មតាបានឆាប់រហ័ស។

ការកាពារសន្តិសុខរបស់ CLUB EPIC របស់យើងពិតជាមានសុវត្តិភាពល្អណាស់ ហើយមិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះពួកយើងបានខិតខំបន្ថែម និង ពង្រឹងទៅលើផ្នែកសន្តិសុខជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃសំរាប់អតិថិជនដែលអញ្ជើញមក ​ហើយពួកយើងបន្តនិងអនុវត្តន៏ការកាពារសន្តិសុខជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃជូនទៅដល់អតិថិជនទាំងអស់។

ប្រសិនបើអតិថិជនទាំងអស់មានចម្ងល់ និង សំនួរដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធនិងរឿងនេៈអាចទាក់ទងមកខាងពួកយើងខ្ញុំបាន។

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EPIC CLUB PRESS RELEASE:

On Monday December 19th 2016 at about 3:40am, an external incident happened outside of EPIC Club, and one of our security staff being badly injured. During this time EPIC Club was closed.

The incident was not related to EPIC Club, however because one of our staff have been injured, we are working with police to investigate.

EPIC Club is also working with doctors to ensure our security staff recovers.

EPIC Club values safety and works hard on creating the most safest environment for our customers, and we will continue to do so everyday.

If you have any or questions please let us know.

Thank you.
EPIC Management.
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Two different versions of the shooting are reported in the EL press this morning. According to the Phnom Penh Post, the shooting was carried out by one person, and it occurred when a disgruntled customer returned to the club with a gun and fired at the entrance soon after closing time. The Khmer Times version is that when a group of men were thrown out for fighting, one of them shot up the club on the way out.
Whatever happened, it certainly happened at the Epic Club, despite their press release.

Guard ‘blinded’ in club shooting
Phnom Penh police are hunting a still-unidentified suspect in a capital nightclub shooting in the early hours of Monday morning that saw one security guard wounded by a bullet to the eye.

The shooter pulled up on a motorbike outside Epic Club in Chamkarmon district and fired a number of shots, two of which hit a security guard, Tonle Bassac commune police chief Sok Sam Uot said.

A fellow Epic Club security guard, who declined to give his name, said nine shots were fired at the club’s entrance at about 3am, as staff members were leaving the venue.

He said the shooter had gotten into a verbal argument with other revellers at the club, a glass was broken and the shooter left the venue before returning with a gun. “The victim’s wife told me that his eye was blinded because of the bullet, while his right thighbone might be shattered,” the security guard said...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/g ... b-shooting

Guard Loses an Eye in Nightclub Shooting
District police officer Ly Seng said that at 1am, five people rode three motorbikes to the club, where they became drunk.
They then started arguing with five or six others drinking in the club.

Customers fled as the two parties began throwing glasses at each other before club security guards intervened to break up the fight.

“But after they were stopped from throwing the glasses at each other and when the suspect group left the club, one of them fired about 10 bullets at the club, causing a security guard to be seriously wounded in his right leg and right eye,” Mr. Seng said.

“After firing at the club, they rode their motorbikes and managed to flee.”

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/33333/ ... -shooting/
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Re: Shooting at Epic Club, Phnom Penh, early this morning.

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Word on the street is they're pushing to close the place. Fat chance according to one of the owners (owner of Pontoon, sure GM knows him too)!
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I think he's got the funds to cover this! Don't think he'll have to sell the Cayenne.
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