A shooting near downtown puts one man in the hospital and leaves another man dead.

It's Montgomery's 8th murder of the year.

The shooting happened outside a nightclub on Highland Avenue around 3 am Sunday morning.

Police say 25 year old Eugene Smith Jr. died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

Another victim, 27 year old Ryshaun London, checked himself into a local hospital.

He was also shot, but survived.

If you have any information call the secret witness line at 262-4000.