Series of shootings in Jacksonville Beach leave 1 dead, 3 wounded on St. Patrick's Day
CBSN
Police are investigating a series of three shootings in Jacksonville Beach that left one person dead and panicked onlookers fleeing the chaos during the busy St. Patrick's Day weekend. No arrests had been made and police were still searching for suspects on Monday.
Three other people were in serious condition after the shootings Sunday night, Jacksonville Beach Police Chief Gene Paul Smith said. One of the people shot was an innocent tourist from out of town, he said Monday.
Smith said the first shooting happened after at least 250 teens gathered under the Jacksonville Beach Pier for planned fights, CBS affiliate WJAX-TV reported. Police had already received information about the organized fights so officers were already in the area, Smith said. Two people began shooting at each other and three people were shot, including an innocent bystander, police said.
