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Gunfire at crowded Florida beach sends sunbathers scattering as violence erupts during spring break
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Wild video has surfaced of thousands of terrified spring break beachgoers fleeing the sand in Florida as gunshots rang out over the weekend. At least four shootings have been reported in Daytona Beach since Friday as scores of spring breakers descended on the city,| Four shootings and massive unruly crowds turned Daytona Beach ’s spring-break weekend into a public safety nightmare, as thousands fled the sand while police from multiple agencies rushed in to restore order.

In one of the chaotic incidents, footage shot from a hotel balcony captured the moment screaming bikini-clad sunbathers scattered the beach after a shot was fired on Saturday.Meanwhile, cops said one shot was fired after a fight erupted at the Joint Bar, just off the beach strip, on Friday.No one was injured in that shooting, according to authorities.Two shootings were then reported beachside on Saturday, cops said.It comes as beachgoers described chaotic scenes in the city over the weekend as spring break revelers descended. “Twerking, dancing, stopping traffic, cussing people, flipping people off, stopping everyone, screaming. It was insane. Stopping traffic, you couldn’t move, you couldn’t go forward, back, nothing,” Kissy Derito, who was in town with her family, said.Life-threatening blizzard bomb cyclone to unleash feet of snow, destructive winds as storm rapidly intensifies2.6KConan O’Brien honors Martin Short at 2026 Oscars after actor’s daughter Katherine’s tragic deathOscars In Memoriam 2026: Who is The Most “Important” Celebrity That Died In The Last Year? Conan O’Brien Fires Scathing Shot at Epstein Class in 2026 Oscars Monologue: “At Least We Arrest Our Pedophiles” Bill Maher Tells #OscarsSoWhite Critics to “Take the Win” on ‘Real Time’: “The Oscars Are a Long, Boring Show Full of All People” Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Madison' On Paramount+, Where Michelle Pfeiffer Is A New York Woman Who Goes To Montana To Deal With Her Grief After A Tragedy

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