HOUSTON, TX. (THECOUNT) — Up-and-coming rapper Nicholas Esene has been identified by officials as one of the victims of a deadly shooting in west Houston Tuesday morning. Fellow rapper, Kenny Lou, was also said to be killed in a Mercedes-Benz outside a southwest Houston gentlemen’s club.

Esene, 24, was found dead in a car in the back parking lot of Club Onyx, on Bering Drive, in Houston, TX, at approximately 4:17 a.m. with another male victim, whose identity was not released at the time, officials said.

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A patron of the club heard gunshots and alerted a security guard, who found the two men, according to KPRC.

Police believe the attack was targeted and that two shooters were involved. source

Officers with the Houston Police Department will review surveillance video from the club for clues that might lead to an arrest.

Anyone with possible information on the incident should contact police at 911.