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‘Thunder from Down Under’ male strippers in Vegas shooting

Australia’s popular male stripper group Thunder from Down Under have been involved in a shooting at a Las Vegas hotel.

One person is in police custody after shots were fired at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino.

The male revue group regularly perform up to 11 shows a week at the hotel, and promise “dynamic dance routines, barely there costumes, state-of-the-art lighting and chiseled abs,” according to their official website.

Police said that at about 9:30 p.m., a man wandered through the locker room used by the cast of the show.

He was going through their personal belongings, Fox 5 Vegas reports.

When members of the cast confronted the man, they allegedly pushed him out of the locker room and into a courtyard.

The man then allegedly pulled a gun and fired a shot into the air.

The shot ricocheted off a wall and struck one of the cast members in the face.

The victim’s injury was minor, police said.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing. The motives of the shooter are unknown, but he is said to be between 25 and 30 years old.

He was taken to University Medical Centre and will be charged when released, the Las Vegas Review Journal reports.

He appeared to be under the influence of methamphetamine, police said.

This article originally appeared on News.com.au.