Officials discussed the club's future at meeting Monday, but the owner has decided to close the club by Friday

Cameo, location of mass shooting, to close for good by end of week

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WEBVTT .IT COULD BE TOUGHER GIVEN THECLUB'S PAST.SUNDAY'S GUN VIOLENCE WAS NOTTHE FIRST TIME CINCINNATI POLICERACED TO CAMEO NIGHTCLUB.>> FROM THE INFORMATION THAT IHAVE, THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS.TODD: BUT NO INCIDENT COMPARESTO THE BULLETS THAT KILLED ONEMAN AND LEFT 16 PEOPLE INJURED.BECAUSE OF THE MASS SHOOTING,CITY LEADERS SPENT MONDAYDISCUSSING CAMEO'S LIQUORLICENSE AND SECURITY MEASURES.>> I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OFQUESTIONS THAT ARE LEGITIMATETHAT ARE BEING ASKED.TODD: MAYOR JOHN CRANLEY KNOWSEVERYONE IS WONDERING HOW GUNSGOT INSIDE THE CLUB.>> I THINK ALL OF THIS IS GOINGTO PLAY OUT OVER THE NEXTSEVERAL WEEKS.WHAT THE SECURITY PROTOCOLSWERE?WHAT HAD BEEN AGREED TO BASED ONPREVIOUS INCIDENCES?AND WHAT THE POLICE RECOMMENDSHOULD BE DONE.TODD: DURING A LAW AND PUBLICSAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING,COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLIE WINBURNSAID THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDERASKING ALL BAR OWNERS TO CREATESAFETY PLANS.>> I THINK WE MAY WANT TOESTABLISH A BEST PRACTICE, IF WEDON'T ALREADY HAVE THEM, FORBARS THAT WE WOULD SIGN OFF ONSAFETY. THAT HERE'S WHAT EVERY BAR MUSTHAVE.TODD: CURRENTLY, BARS HAVE NOSPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO FOLLOW,BUT POLICE OFTEN WORK WITH CLUBOWNERS.CHIEF ELIOT ISAAC SAYS CAMEO'SOWNER AGREED TO INSTALL A METALDETECTOR.ISAAC ALSO SAID CAMEO'S SECURITYTEAM USES A WAND AND DOESPAT-DOWNS TO KEEP ILLEGAL ITEMSOUT.WE KNOW CLUB-GOERS COULD PAY AHIGHER COVER CHARGE TO GOTHROUGH A SHORTER SECURITY LINE.>> THOSE REPORTS THAT YOU COULDPAY A FEE TO AVOID THE METALDETECTOR, OBVIOUSLY VERYDISTURBING, AND I'LL BE VERYINTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THEPOLICE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.TODD: NOW, THE SECURITY GUARD WETALKED TO TOLD US THAT PEOPLE INBOTH LINES STILL HAVE TO GOTHROUGH A CHECKPOINT.BUT POLICE WILL MAKE THE FINALDETERMINATION ABOUT WHETHERCAMEO'S PROTOCOLS WERE

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Sunday's mass shooting at Cameo nightclub has Cincinnati leaders demanding answers about security at the club."We will evaluate the club and the safety and the security as we always do," Cincinnati councilwoman Yvette Simpson said during Monday's Law and Public Safety Committee meeting.Simpson's comments came approximately 36 hours after police said local men started firing guns inside Cameo nightclub, killing one man and injuring 16 people."It hurts our sense of security," Councilwoman Amy Murray said. "Cincinnati is a safe place, and it hurts our sense of security."Murray asked Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac about safety measures at bars and nightclubs."Who's required to have a metal detector for people to go into a bar?" Murray asked. "Is it a requirement? Who's required to have it?"Isaac said there's no mandate bar owners have to follow, but he said establishments like Cameo often work with police to devise safety protocols. That's why the club on Kellogg Avenue has a metal detector."I know that (Cincinnati Police) District Two has worked with this particular bar owner around several things," Isaac said. "And I believe that was one of the safety strategies that they've implemented."Councilman Charlie Winburn said the city should consider asking all bars and clubs that serve alcohol to create safety plans."I think we may want to establish a best practice, if we don't already have them, for bars that we would sign off on safety, that here's what every bar must have," Winburn said.In addition to questions about security, council members brought up Cameo's liquor license."We've made decisions to remove liquor licenses," Simpson said. "We've made decisions to redevelop safety plans and allow places to stay open."In Cameo's case, that step proved unnecessary. The club's owner voluntarily surrendered the club's liquor license on Monday afternoon.Hours later, the owner announced the club would close its doors for good on Friday.Rodgers said he received a notice to vacate the premises from the landlord and owner of the property.In a letter, Rodgers notified the owner that although he had planned to move out in May due to the landlord’s planned sale of the property, he will instead voluntarily surrender the property immediately.