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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – The Panama City Beach Police Department is investigating a shooting that left three people injured Saturday.
At around 9:19 p.m., shots were fired in Pier Park in the area of Dave and Buster’s. At the time, there were several dozen police officers within 15 to 20 feet of the area patrolling crowds.
Authorities quickly discovered three victims with gunshot wounds. They were taken to a local hospital with not life-threatening injuries.
Panama City Beach Police Chief JR Talamantez confirmed police are conducting an ongoing attempted murder investigation. Talamantez said there were two large groups of people but could not give a possible motive for the shooting.
Talamantez confirmed they have four people of interest in custody. He could not say whether the people in custody were the shooters or shooter.
The shooting comes after a week of police trying to control crowds of spring breakers. Talamantez said while officers are working around the clock to patrol the high traffic areas, they have been met with pushback.
“I can confirm that our officers were working, have been working, diligently all week to try to maintain order in Panama City Beach with a crowd that just does not listen to authority,” Talamantez said.
The PCBPD is urging anyone with videos, photos or information to contact the police department.