Posted on 03/17/2026 6:18:30 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The noise that spooked spring breakers at Daytona Beach and caused a massive stampede over the weekend was not gunshots, the sheriff revealed Monday.
The panic-causing sound had a much more mundane origin: people crushing water bottles.
“There were zero gunshots on the beach,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said Monday after video showing hundreds of terrified beachgoers fleeing for their lives went viral.
Chitwood added that there were 50 deputies in the crowd.
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My only question with that is were they in uniform or plaun clothes.
No Audie Murphy’s seen at beach
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