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A shooting at the Fantasy Castle strip club in Signal Hill left two people with minor wounds early Tuesday morning, and a third person was hit by a fleeing car, according to authorities.

It’s unclear what lead up to the violence, but police said the shots were fired shortly before 2 a.m. outside the club in the 2800 block of Walnut Avenue.

“It was right about closing time,” Signal Hill Police Department Lt. Ron Sagmit said.

Police couldn’t immediately say whether the victims were patrons or otherwise associated with the strip club.

One of the victims struck by the gunfire refused medical treatment, police said. The other two victims were taken to a local hospital, but their wounds were not considered life-threatening.

Police have not arrested anyone in connection with the shooting and do not have a suspect at this point.

“We do have some leads, but I’m going to reserve those for now,” Sagmit said.

Ron Buth, who runs a business near Fantasy Castle, said this is the first time he’s seen an incident like this in his 25 years in the area.

Occasionally, Buth said, he’s heard patrons at the club get loud or rowdy, and some mornings he will have to clean away broken bottles and bodily fluids from the sidewalk, but he said the violence surprised him.

“What can we say, it’s a strip club,” Buth said.

Police asked anyone with information to call detectives at 562-989-7214.