I wish the spring breakers would go somewhere else,' he said. You know I'm really tired of it, frankly, I'd love to get rid of spring break. 'No community, no police force, should have to suffer through this. And then moments later, the large crowds ran back, creating a situation Gelber said has become way too common. Surveillance video showed the moments after the shooting when hundreds of people ran away from the scene. 'Gunfire was 10 feet away from an officer who was on an ATV, and he had to dive off the ATV in order to get behind it because he didn't know where the gunfire was coming from,' he said. Clements says one of those incidents happened right next to an officer. In total, over the weekend five people were shot. A third victim showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound, also non-life-threatening. It showed him pulling a gun and firing five rounds after someone shot at him.Īnother shooting happened Sunday around midnight near 8th Street and Ocean Drive.Īccording to Miami Beach police, two of the people shot were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He told police he only fired his gun because someone shot at him first, according to the arrest report. Officers reportedly observed him running with a gun and then throwing it in some bushes when he was told to stop. Miami Beach police said Derrick Mitchell, 19, was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed firearm and tampering with evidence. I'm thinking he's gonna shoot me, so I see that he ain't gonna shoot me, I let him go,' said Mills who told CBS4 he was later detained and questioned by Miami Beach police after they saw him armed. 'I see a guy with a gun running so I pulled out my gun. Lo Mills said he was heading home when he briefly made eye contact with the gunman. Two women were injured in the shooting, one with non-life threatening injuries, the other was grazed by a bullet. 'It was like a couple of pow, pow, pows and you heard all of the screaming and everyone saying 'run.'' 'It was just a shock to hear the gunshots and all of the commotion outside of the window,' she said.

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