UPDATE: Josh Levy, the mayor of Hollywood, said that people may have “gotten caught in the crossfire” of a shooting, suggesting the chaos may have stemmed from a targeted attack.
Few details are known about the shooting, which appears to have broke out around 7 p.m. Monday, in the final hours of Memorial Day weekend. It’s unclear how many people—if any—were struck by gunfire, or what the shooter’s possible motive was. Police are expected to provide a first update on Monday night.that people may have “gotten caught in the crossfire” of a shooting, suggesting the chaos may have stemmed from a targeted attack.
People claiming to be witnesses posted online that shots were fired outside Nicks Bar & Grill—a popular restaurant that’s attached to the Hollywood Beach boardwalk in Broward County. Calls to the business and to the Hollywood Police Department went unanswered Monday night. A spokesperson for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office told The Daily Beast it was aware of an incident at Hollywood Beach but said it wasn’t the primary responding agency, so information would be released elsewhere., “Please avoid the area on Hollywood Beach, from Johnson to Garfield Street, and the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk due to an ongoing police investigation.
It added that there’s an “ongoing shooting investigation,” in a later tweet, describing a “heavy police presence in the area.”
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