CINCINNATI — A mother of five who was wounded in the Cincinnati nightclub shooting described a chaotic scene in which she and other patrons were frantically crawling over one another to reach the exits and said that all she could think about was her kids.

One man was killed and Angel Higgins and 15 other people were injured in the shooting at the Cameo club, a popular club east of downtown Cincinnati.

Higgins told WCPO-TV that she is still struggling to understand what happened.

The initial investigation indicated a dispute in the bar escalated into a gunfight early Sunday, Police Chief Eliot Isaac said.

Police believe multiple shooters were involved, and they estimate more than 20 shots were fired.

Higgins said she felt one bullet fly past her face. Soon after, another struck her in the leg and she collapsed.

“I fell and everybody was just diving on me, falling on top of me, and all I thought was, ‘I cannot die by getting smothered by all these people,’” she said.

Higgins stumbled out of the club and then drove herself to a hospital, while she said police and firefighters used ambulances for those victims who were more seriously injured. Two of the injured remained in critical condition today and three were in stable condition.

Police declined to comment on whether they had identified any suspects.

“We’re gathering information ... we’re making some progress,” Isaac said, while urging more witnesses to come forward.

Isaac said the nightclub had metal detectors, or wands, but was not required to by law.

Late Monday, Cameo club operator Julian “Jay” Rodgers released a statement saying the venue would close its doors for good on Friday.

“Earlier this morning, Cameo received a notice to vacate the premises from the landlord and owner of the property,” Rodgers said. “Cameo notified the owner that although it had planned to move out in May due to the landlord’s planned sale of the property, it will instead voluntarily surrender possession of the property immediately.”