Three people were killed and two others injured during a shooting at a nightclub in Sao Carlos, a city in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, local police said.
The incident took place after aman, who was thrown out of the club for being drunk, returned with a gun and opened fire on the crowd, Xinhua news agency quoted the police as saying on Sunday.
Two men died instantly and two others were hospitalised with injuries.
The 36-year-old assailant was shot dead by two police officers who were on duty in the area, local Police Commissioner Gilberto Aquino said.
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After being expelled from the club, the attacker, wearing a helmet, returned to the party by car and began shooting, according to Aquino.
The party was a fundraiser for health centres in the state.
