Reports at coming in that at least seven people were shot on Monday evening on a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, authorities announced.
According to Hollywood police, the incident occurred after a group of two parties got into an altercation and started letting off shots. Police detained one person of interest and said another person is at large.
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Hollywood Mayor Josh Levy confirmed that there were victims but did not provide further details. “Police are responding right now,” Levy said. “We have victims treated by police and paramedics on scene and transported to the hospital.” In a Facebook post, the Hollywood Police Department asked residents to avoid theBroadwalk and other areas near the beach “due to an ongoing investigation.”
Multiple people have been shot, including a 15-year-old, on a boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida. 👀 😳 pic.twitter.com/d5EuFYLOWY
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Unfortunately, mass shootings in the world continue to take place. As we previously reported, one of the latest shootings we shared was in November when 10 people were killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. Around 10:20 p.m., a store manager opened fire and shot several employees off Battlefield Boulevard. The Daily Beast claims that one of the workers, Kevin Harper, went on Facebook Live following the shooting and claimed that he narrowly escaped the gunfire, which allegedly occurred in a break room. The Chesapeake Police Department said in a statement that they arrived at the scene to find several injuries and fatalities and that they thought the shooter acted alone. The manager shot himself shortly after the shooting.
In a statement, Virginia state senator Louise Lucas committed to contributing to the nation’s efforts to prevent gun violence. “I am absolutely heartbroken that America’s latest mass shooting took place in a Walmart in my district in Chesapeake, Virginia, tonight. I will not rest until we find the solutions to end this gun violence epidemic in our country that has taken so many lives,” she wrote.