Bullet-ridden: A firefighter looks at the damage to the City Grill in Buffalo, New York. Four people were killed and a further four injured in the shooting, which occurred around 2.30am today
A shooting outside a U.S. restaurant early this morning left four people dead and four wounded, police said.
The restaurant in central Buffalo, New York State, had been holding a pre-wedding party earlier in the night - and some reports say that one of the dead was the intended groom, who had flown in from Texas and was due to be married today.
Witnesses say a fight had spilled out onto the street outside, where the shootings took place.
Popular venue: Police say up to 100 party guests were at the City Grill when the shooting took place. Today police remained at the scene and many clearly upset locals milled around consoling each other in the street
Blood stains: A news cameraman records blood staining a parked car and spattered on the ground this morning - highlighting the brutality of the attack
Cleaning up: Firefighters clean the pavement and street outside the City Grill restaurant. A wedding had been held at the venue earlier in the night but police do not know whether they were the targets
Crime scene: A Buffalo Police cruiser blocks off the scene of the crime as emergency services continue to secure the area and clean up today. Police are not sure of the motive for the attack
Police spokesman Dennis Richards confirmed the witness statements, adding: 'We're checking to see if something precipitated this from inside.'
A manhunt was underway today but police admitted they did not know how many gunmen were involved.
Around 50 emergency vehicles responded to a report of the shooting at City Grill, a bar in the city's business district, at about around 2.30am.
When they arrived they found three people dead, and a fourth died later in hospital.
Mr Richards said the dead were two men and two women. Their identities haven't been released - although .
The four wounded victims, all men, were taken to hospital. One's injuries were described as serious.
Tommy Dates, 35, of Buffalo, said he was at the bar area of the restaurant with his friends when he noticed a party had broken up.
He said people started leaving the restaurant but rushed back inside a few minutes later.
'A lot of people were real upset, just trying to get out of the way. Nobody knew where anything was coming from. Everyone was in a panic.'
Several hours later, three covered bodies lay in front of the restaurant. People milled around, consoling each other in the street.
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