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At least four people have been killed and another 14 injured in a mass shooting at a rapper’s album release party outside a Chicago nightclub, authorities say.

Police confirmed that multiple people had been shot in a drive-by shooting at about 11 p.m. near Artis Lounge nightclub on the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue.

First responders were evaluating several people injured at the scene, Northwestern Medicine spokesperson Chris King said.

The shooting reportedly occurred as people were leaving a party for Chicago-based drill rapper Mello Buckzz, 24, who had just released a new album Hollyhood.

“Prayers up for all my sisters god please wrap yo arms around every last one of them,” the artist, whose real name is Melanie Doyle, wrote on her Instagram story Thursday morning.

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“We need u i need u ngl im f***ed up ..feel like everything just weighing down on me,” she continued. “All i can do is talk to god and pray.”

In another post shared to her story, the rapper said “I can’t believe i lost both yall in 1 night,” along with a photograph of her with two friends. Another read that her “heart is broke into so many pieces.”

Several shell casings were seen inside and outside the club, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Officer Julio Garcia said the Chicago Police Department would release additional updates as they became available.

He could not provide the number of people sent to the hospital or their conditions.

Artis Lounge is at the same location as a bar that the city shut down more than two years ago following a fatal shooting outside.

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.