It happened at Club Fragrance on Laura Koppe near Shotwell.
Houston police said two groups of people were fighting in the parking lot when someone pulled out a gun and fired a shot into the air.
Officers said the shooter then started violently pistol-whipping a man.
The victim was taken to an area hospital in unknown condition. The person who attacked him fled the scene and has not been found.
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