BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) – As Biloxi investigators are still looking for the person responsible for opening fire at the club Elevate, city records show that the night club’s business license is no longer active.
WLOX News obtained a copy of Elevate’s business records with the City of Biloxi. According to the document, the club’s license was listed inactive three days after the shooting.
Elevate Biloxi’s business account with the City of Biloxi.(WLOX)
“[The building owner] notified us last Wednesday, which was March the 5th, that their lease had not been renewed,” said Jerry Creel, Biloxi’s Community Development Director.
Elevate’s owners lease the building, Creel explained, so when the building owner told the city that the lease was not renewed, it prompted the city to list the business’s license status as inactive.
“This is notification that, yes, they would not be able to operate there unless they get something resolved with the property owner,” Creel added.
On Sunday, March 2, Biloxi Police responded to a shooting at the club around 9:30 p.m. When officers got there, the shooter was gone. At least four people were injured by gunfire. Two of them were taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Biloxi PD confirmed that no one died from this shooting.
Bullet hole in exit door of Club Elevate(WLOX)
A day ago, Elevate made a Facebook post that advertised a party this Sunday. Creel told WLOX News if the business license status is not corrected, it could be a problem.
“If they decide to have an event, we have the authority to shut them down, because they are effectively operating without a business license,” he said.
WLOX News reached out multiple times to the three owners listed on Elevate’s business permit application. None of them responded.
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