A closing time fight near a New Haven nightclub escalated into gunfire leaving one man dead.

The shooting happened just after 3:30 Saturday morning at a parking lot on Orange Street, which is around the corner from Gotham Citi nightclub on Crown Street.

Police officers working extra duty at the nightclub responded to shots heard outside of the club. They found a victim of the shooting in a parking lot on Orange Street.

Police have identified the vcitm as 21-year-old Javier Cosme of Bridgeport.

Saturday night, police made three arrests in connection with the shooting that turned fatal. The case is now a homicide.

This marks the 16th homicide in the city so far this year.