Early Sunday morning, a shot was fired inside an Atlanta club where Jermaine Dupri was holding a party attended by several celebrities. According to reports, there was only one minor injury, a gunshot wound to the arm sustained by a bouncer, and no fatalities. Musicians and celebrities including Diddy, Nelly, Bow Wow, Usher, Nia Long and Gabrielle Union were in attendance, with some escorted quickly out by their bodyguards after the shooting. Others were forced to stay inside during an hour and a half investigation by police.

The shooting is thought to have occurred after angry club guests were being double-charged by staff to gain access to the VIP roped-off area containing the celebrities. A shoving match ensued, people were kicked out, and the shot was fired.

There was a lot of confusion after the incident and many were not sure what had happened. A DJ thought the shot was just a champagne bottle being opened. While some people got out quickly afterwards, some celebrities and members of the crowd were not so lucky. Police came and shut everyone up inside for an hour and a half while they tried to work out the details:

Your boy Nigel D. had on of the longest nights of his life last night at club Dreams in Atlanta. Jermaine Dupri was continuing his take over of the Atlanta with his SoSoDef Summerfest. The welcome to Atlanta party had J.D., Diddy, Usher, Nelly, Bow Wow, Gabrielle Union, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Larenz Tate, Da Brat, Lisa Raye, several NBA players and more in the building. Everything was going great until shots went off inside the club.

Things were crazy, J.D., Usher, Diddy, Nelly, Gabrielle Union, Nia Long, etc. were all in the same section when tragedy occurred right after this picture. I didn’t actually hear a shot go off but seen people just started ducking. First it started on the right side of V.I.P. then it moved over to the left. Then all the celebs ducked and dipped with the quickness but some couldn’t get off the stage.

I wasn’t sure what the hell happened, the DJ made an announcement it wasn’t a gun shot, and said the speaker or a bottle poppin had made the the noise. So I chilled and went back to taking pics…

Things were crazy, J.D., Usher, Diddy, Nelly, Gabrielle Union, Nia Long, etc. were all in the same section when tragedy occurred… I didn’t actually hear a shot go off but seen people just started ducking. First it started on the right side of V.I.P. then it moved over to the left. Then all the celebs ducked and dipped with the quickness but some couldn’t get off the stage.

I wasn’t sure what the hell happened, the DJ made an announcement it wasn’t a gun shot, and said the speaker or a bottle poppin had made the the noise. So I chilled and went back to taking pics.

People calm down and the DJ claims it was just a bottle popping or the speaker that made the noise. I didn’t find out until later that there was actually a shooting in the club. But anyway after the scrambling I calmly got off the stage and made my to the exit. I did the quick NY walk and was out the building. I’m thinking my night is over but hell no it wasn’t. The person I drove with was stuck in side. Cops shut down the entire club and no one could leave for about a hour and half. That included all the celebrities in attendance. So I was just stuck outside waiting for them to let people out. People inside were panicking trying to escape, it was a complete MESS! Even all the celebs were stuck inside until the cops gave them clearance.

[From Real Talk NY]

TMZ makes it sound like Diddy, Usher, Gabrielle Union and Larenz Tate got out after the shooting and weren’t stuck inside as the cops investigated. Diddy was carried out by his bodyguards as he clutched a bottle of champagne.

Jermaine Dupri has put out a statement about the shooting, saying “I’m sad this incident happened because it interrupted a beautiful and loving party. I’m happy none of my people or friends got hurt. And the party continues.” Maybe next time they’ll have the party at someone’s mansion instead.

Photos are from Real Talk NY. You can see more on their site and on TMZ.