A man was shot dead in Dongguan, Guangdong province, on Monday morning.

The death occurred around 6:35 am in front of a nightclub in Humen township. An eyewitness said he saw five men with knives and a shotgun chasing two men down the street and shooting the victim, the Nanfang Daily reported on Tuesday.

The dead man, surnamed Jin, was a 31-year-old security guard at the nightclub. Three other injured men were also security guards, the report said.

The police are investigating the case.