Two U.S. Embassy employees in Venezuela were injured on Tuesday (May 28) in a shooting at a well-known Caracas strip club, police said.
Officers heard shots around 4:25 a.m. (0855 GMT) at the Antonella 2012 club, better known as "Angelus" in the upscale Chacao district, a police source told Reuters.
One of the embassy employees, military attaché Roberto Ezequiel Rosas, was shot in the leg after a fight between club patrons, according to a police report.
The second embassy official was shot in the stomach but did not notice the injury until arriving home, the source said.
In a terse statement, the embassy confirmed an "incident," but gave few details.
On Tuesday afternoon, Reuters reporters saw police detective vehicles parked near the club, which is popular among foreigners. Officials walked in and out of the club without answering questions.
The Venezuela shooting may revive memories of an incident that embarrassed U.S. officials in Colombia last ye
