The Associated Press

Federal authorities joined local police Monday in the search for a suspect in a weekend nightclub shooting in Cincinnati that wounded nine people.

The nine were hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries after shots rang out around 1 a.m. Sunday inside the music venue Riverfront Live. Interim Cincinnati Police Chief Adam Hennie said all the victims were in stable condition.

The FBI was working with the Cincinnati Police Department on the investigation, said spokesperson Todd Lindgren, and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offered a $5,000 reward for information identifying a suspect.

Though it occurred almost simultaneously to a deadly bar shooting in Austin, Texas, which is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism, authorities in Ohio have not provided any details about a motive in the Cincinnati shooting.

Bill Halusek, spokesperson for the Cincinnati ATF, said that at this time, the Cincinnati shooting is not suspected to be an act of terrorism.

Anton Canady was at Riverfront Live when he said he heard “commotion” that sounded like a fight. He said music continued to play and shortly after, he heard gunshots. That’s when he and his girlfriend, Brandi Willis, began running for the exit.

Canady said Willis fell while trying to escape and to avoid her being trampled, he laid on top of her to protect her.

“I don’t think it was like they was doing it purposely or intentionally, I just think nobody wanted to die in there,” he said.

The 40-year-old Cincinnati resident spoke to The Associated Press from a hospital in Cincinnati while he waited for Willis to receive more medical attention for injuries she suffered during their attempted exit. Canady said his legs were cut and bruised.

When he finally exited the venue, he learned one of the people shot was his cousin.

“I hurried up, found something out of the car that was next to us. And I tied her wounds up so we can get that pressure. And we try to do the next step, which is call 911 and get her the attention she needed,” he said.

Canady said he spoke to his cousin on the phone Monday and she is “doing good” but is “in shock.”