LIMA, Peru — Two staff members of the American Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, were shot and wounded at a strip club there early Tuesday, according to officials.

The two men are members of the support staff in the office of the defense attaché, according to a State Department official who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to provide details of the episode. The official said there was no immediate indication of a political motive behind the shootings, which appeared to have occurred after a fight broke out in the club.

One of the men was shot in the abdomen and a leg, and the other was shot once in the abdomen, according to local officials. The wounds were not considered life threatening, according to a statement released by the embassy.

The local authorities identified one of the men as Roberto Ezequiel Rosas.

The events were being investigated by the intelligence police because they involved American Embassy personnel, the police said. As of Tuesday evening, no arrests had been reported.