One killed in Waterbury club shooting

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) -- One person has died following a late night shooting on North Main Street.

There is no name on the door of the building, just the words "One to a Million" painted on a window, but neighbors know it as an after hours club, a place to play cards for money.

"What goes on in this place," asked News 8's Erin Cox.

"They don't do that much," said an unidentified man, "get together, play cards, that's all I know."

Monday night a card game turned fatal. About a dozen people were at the table when two suspects came calling, barging in demanding money.

A fight erupted, one suspect fired a shot, before getting away with cash.

A 47-year-old city man was hit by the bullet, leaving a trail of blood on the sidewalk. He later died from his injuries.

Some say it's not the only place of its kind on the North End.

"Absolutely, without a doubt there is so many so-called convenience stores here," said Joe Perugina, "it's inconvenient if you come here at night and looked at the cars parked up and down."

It happened right near a major intersection in a strip of local neighborhood businesses.

Police say it's possible that the suspects knew the money game was going on.

"Certainly there was some form of gambling going on, certainly some money," said Capt. Chris Corbett, "and one thing we will investigate is who knew about this and that certainly could be the motive for the robbery."

Detectives say at this point the priority is to track down the shooter. Tough charges could be filed if they determine illegal gambling was going on.