Two people were later arrested in a car in the vicinity of the nighclub which is located near Humlegården in the Stureplan nighlife area of Stockholm. Witnesses to the shooting were able to help police with their enquiries.
The arrested men are suspected of having being involved in the shooting, Mats Lindberg at Stockholm police confirmed to news agency TT.
The nighclub bouncer was hit in the calf and his injuries are not thought to be serious.
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