This is the moment that a club full of happy revelers filled with screams and terror as gunmen opened fire on each other in an Arkansas nightclub early Saturday morning.

In total 25 people were shot and a further three injured in the resulting panic after a dispute turned white-hot in the Power Ultra Lounge in Little Rock at around 2:30am local time.

The youngest person shot in what cops described as an 'exchange of fire' was 16; the oldest is 35; others were injured as people leapt from windows in terror, witnesses said.

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Some 28 people were injured - with 25 shot - in an Arkansas nightclub early Saturday. Gunfire broke out at the Power Lounge in Little Rock (above) after a dispute broke out between revelers

Video (left) from inside the packed venue shows the moments leading up to, and after, the shooting; victim Cash Qui (right) was hit; all victims are expected to survive

Speaking on Saturday afternoon, Police Chief Kenton Buckner said that all of the victims were African-American and that all but ten had been able to evacuate under their own steam.

He said that five tourniquets were used and a chest wound 'sealed' by first responders. Adults were dispersed around various local medical facilities.

Michael Hibblen, news director at local radio station KUAR, told NPR that 'people started jumping out windows to escape, landing on awnings below.

'So, it would seem that at least some of the injuries were related to the broken glass and the falls,' he said.

Buckner confirmed that the three who were injured but not shot had been hurt in the stampede out of the building.

He would not commit to naming any suspects or confirm whether the shots came as the result of a long-held grudge between Memphis and Little Rock gangs.

But he did confirm that police believe two groups of people in the audience opened fire on each other, and said there was no further risk to the general public.

He said that it was possible that the shooting was linked to previous instances of conflict at the venue.

Crowds had gathered to see rapper Finese 2Tymes (left) when the gunfire broke out. Part of a video (right) shows what appears to be blood beside a pair of sunglasses inside the venue

Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner (pictured center, at podium) said that there was no threat to the general public as the conflict had emerged between two groups in the crowd

Mayor Mark Stodola said that the building's landlord had served an eviction notice on the club and that it would soon be closed to business.

'We will be shutting this operation down, absolutely,' he said. 'This activity downtown is going to cease.'

He also said that authorities were going to be 'more vigilant' for parolees carrying guns and that anyone caught with weapons they shouldn't have would find their cases being escalated to a federal level.

Revelers had gathered to watch Memphis rapper Finese 2Tymes early Saturday morning when the gunshots rang out. The hip-hop performer was not one of the victims.

Concertgoer Darryl Rankin was streaming the concert on Facebook when gunfire erupted. Witnesses say they heard at least 20 gunshots.

'They got shot, man. I don't know where they hit it,' a man can be heard saying.

The concert is in full flow when the shots ring out without warning. People can be heard screaming as the screen goes black and people rush outside.

In the aftermath, blood is seen splattered on the ground, along with a ticket and a discarded pair of shades.

Rankin is seen showing the blood on his clothing; a man is heard saying that he 'can't move'.

Buckner said it was too early to confirm whether the shooting was between Memphis and Little Rock gangs as the investigation (pictured) was still underway

On Saturday morning police said all of the victims - of which there were initially thought to be 17 - were alive. One was critically injured, but their condition was later upgraded to 'stable'

Local Rada Bunch was outside the club early Saturday after a friend told her that that her son had been at the club and may have been shot.

'I'm sick of all the killing and I’m tired of all the shooting, the kids getting hurt,' she said. It wasn't immediately clear if her son was injured.

All of the victims are expected to survive and one who was in critical condition is now stable, police said.

Cops say the incident is not terror related, and the shooter is not active.

Rankin, who filmed the video, posted on Facebook: [Prayers] go up for my n***a Cash Qui he got shot but god got him he gone be okay prayers work I love you Thug.'

He later said that his friend had a bullet 'stuck in his spine.'

Nobody has been arrested; police say that they have several suspects in the shooting.

However, by 9am Saturday morning, some were left frustrated that the shooters had still not been apprehended.

'I guess the no snitching rule is in effect even after 17 people were shot @ Power Ultra Lounge,' local Stefan Robinson wrote on Facebook. 'We need to take our city back.'

After the shooting, Darryl Rankin, who filmed the shocking moment, offered up these prayers for his friend, who was hit in the crossfire

The street was cordoned off after the shooting; police have not made any arrests but say they have several suspects. Locals have complained about a 'no snitching' rule among the youth

Saturday morning's attack is the third largest in the US since 2013, in terms of total number of victims, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

That analysis was made by KARK-KLRT, which had the total victim count at 25, rather than 28.

The two above it on the Gun Violence Archive's lists are, in ascending order, the December 2015 San Bernardino shooting that saw 16 killed and 19 injured; and the June 2016 shooting at the Pulse gay club in Orlando, in which 50 were killed and 53 injured.

The Power Ultra Lounge's poster for Finese 2Tymes' gig shows him aiming a gun at the camera.

His track 'Going Straight In' features the line: 'Shooting up with the scope on a rifle, White Louis V on the buckle.'

On Saturday evening Finese 2Tymes wrote: 'PRAYERS GO TO THE INNOCENT PEOPLE AND THERE FAMILY THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT ME, LAST NIGHT IN LITTLE ROCK ARK.

'THE VIOLENCE IS NOT FOR THE CLUB PEOPLE. WE ALL COME WITH 1 MOTIVE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND THATS TO HAVE FUN. NOT TO BE HURT.

'SO AGAIN I SEND ME CONDOLENCES TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HURT.'

The shooting follows a week of multiple drive-by shootings in the capital city, though there's no indication the events are linked.

Power Ultra Lounge, which opened recently, is located around a mile from the state Capitol.

In a Facebook post rapper Finese 2Tymes, who was playing at the Power Ultra Lounge when the shootings occurred, said that he was sending those affected his prayers