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9 Injured in Shooting near Beach in Florida


Tue 30 May 2023 | 11:19 AM
Israa Farhan

A shooting accident near a beach in Hollywood, US state of Florida, left 9 people injured, including minors.

According to the American “CBS” channel, the shooting occurred during a quarrel between two groups, at dawn today, Tuesday, and 9 wounded people, including minors, were taken to hospital.

The US police arrested one person as a result of the shooting incident, while the search is still underway for another person.

Hollywood police spokeswoman Diana Bettineschi told reporters the other suspect is a black man.

Hollywood Beach is a popular beach destination about 11 miles (17 km) south of Fort Lauderdale and 20 miles (32 km) north of Miami. 

The beach was expected to see more visitors than usual because of the Memorial Day holiday.