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          Cam Newton in local nightclub when gunshots fired

          • David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterMar 3, 2015, 06:19 PM ET
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              David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.
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          CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, who had a close call in December when he was involved in an automobile accident, had another one Saturday night.

          Newton was on stage in the Charlotte nightclub Label seconds before gun shots were fired, according to a report by WSOC-TV.

          The Charlotte television station obtained photos of the two-time Pro Bowler with celebrities such as Young Jeezy during the party surrounding the CIAA basketball tournament.

          This one was posted on Twitter:

          According to the station, shots were heard moments after the pictures were taken. The police said in a release on Saturday night that unidentified suspects fired “several shots from inside the club."

          Two people reportedly were injured, but were expect to recover. The television station reported the gunman had not been arrested.

          Newton, who suffered two small fractures in his back during the December automobile crash, escaped without injury in this incident.