The Brief
- A Minneapolis city council committee unanimously approved a liquor license for Reign nightclub, nearly a month after a mass shooting outside the venue left nine people wounded.
- City staff told the committee that police found no direct link between the nightclub and the July 19 shooting.
- The city and Minneapolis police also reviewed and approved a new security plan for Reign.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A Minneapolis city council committee has approved the liquor license renewal for Reign nightclub nearly a month after a mass shooting that left nine people wounded.
Liquor license approved
What we know:
Council members on the Business, Housing & Zoning Committee voted unanimously to approve the license for Reign Event Center on Tuesday.
In previous meetings, members were apprehensive about renewing the license in the aftermath of the shooting. However, in an update on Tuesday, city staff said police found no connection between the shooting and the nightclub.…