Three people were injured when a hooded gunman entered a Court Street nightclub and began shooting from a small firearm without warning as April drew to a close.

The shocking attack at the Swinging Doors — which remains unsolved — rocked the Island.

Acting Premier Randy Horton spoke of his outrage at the incident and suggested that legislation requiring metal detectors might be on the cards to tighten up club security.

The Royal Gazette <$>reported that a younger half-brother of Bermuda’s retired international footballer Shaun Goater was believed to be one of the victims of the shooting in the early hours of April 24.

Police said they were hunting a gunman who injured two men and a woman. A 26-year-old woman and two men aged 21 and 30, all from Pembroke, needed surgery for gun wounds to their lower body after the attack in the bar just after 2.30 a.m.

Locals said the injured younger man, whose surname was Adams, was a half-brother of English League footballer Mr. Goater, while the older man was known by the nickname “Funk”.

A family member of one of the victims said: “We are all shocked by what has happened. But all three of them are doing fine and one of them was up and walking about in the hospital.”

The motive behind the shooting was unclear but some believed it was linked to an earlier dispute. The gunman was said to have calmly walked out after firing the weapon.

Police interviewed drinkers who were in the club at the time to piece together what happened.

It emerged that the woman had been shot in the foot.

One of the men was hit in the knee while the other was hit in the arm and both knees although none of the injuries turned out to be life threatening.

Superintendent Sinclair White said: “This is a highly unusual event in Bermuda and this has the highest attention within the service.”

Chief Inspector Andrew Boyce, who led the probe into the murder of the Cooper twins, headed the investigation involving experienced officers from the Serious Crime Unit, the Criminal Investigation Unit, the Forensic Support Unit (FSU) and other units.

Mr. Horton lamented what he said was a rare outbreak of violence but said the Police response had been emphatic with an armed response unit rushing to the scene.

He said Police numbers in Court Street had been boosted recently and promised that the long-delayed closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras would be running by the summer.

Steve Simons, managing director of Spinning Wheel which is just a few blocks down from Swinging Doors, said his establishment already had metal detectors and he was planning to put in his own CCTV to monitor the door.

Spinning Wheel manager Charles Burgess thought the incident might be gang related.

“I think one kid got happy and got excited. All these gangs — it’s a bad situation. It’s getting like LA.”

Swinging Doors re-opened to the public on April 26 but bosses at the club would not discuss the drama.

Police took a 30-year-old man into custody to “assist with inquiries” but he was later released without charge.

No description of the attacker has ever been made public and officers have refused to be drawn on the motive.