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California IN BRIEF : COACHELLA : 1 Killed, 10 Hurt in Nightclub Shooting

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From Times Staff and Wire Reports

A nightclub singer pulled out a gun and started shooting into the audience early Saturday after a patron leaped to the stage and shot him, police said. One man was killed and 10 others were wounded, including the singer, the gunman and another person, all in critical condition. About 400 people were at the Plaza los Arcos dance hall just after midnight when Edward Gallegos jumped onto the stage and shot Marcelino Sanchez, who uses the stage name Chalino, police said. “He just jumped up on the stage, pulled a gun and shot,” Lt. Joseph Murillo said. “Why he did it, we don’t know.” Sanchez, who was taking dedications at the time, pulled out his own gun and shot back. The singer’s gunfire apparently missed the attacker, but may have hit other people on the dance floor, Murillo said.

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