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Chaos Follows Shooting At 'Girls Gone Wild' Event

Police Shut Down Streets, Make Arrests

POSTED: 7:35 am EST February 24, 2008
UPDATED: 12:44 pm EST February 24, 2008

A shooting inside a Tremont Street club caused chaos on the streets outside early Saturday, as panicked customers flooded out of the club.

The shooting inside Aria at 1:30 a.m. injured one man slightly, but Boston police were forced to shut down a number of streets in the area.

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Witnesses told NewsCenter 5 that the club was hosting a promotional event for the "Girls Gone Wild" tour. They said there may have been over 1,000 patrons inside the club.

The "Girls Gone Wild" tour at Aria had been advertised on several Boston-area Web sites.

Police brought in dogs to control the crowd and several people were taken into custody. Police did not say if they were involved in the shooting.

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