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Spring Break chaos as FIVE shootings unfold at popular beachside Florida city in just three days
UK Mail ^ | Published: 01:07 EDT, 16 March 2026 | MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER

Posted on 03/16/2026 3:23:52 AM PDT by dennisw

A popular Spring Break destination has been rocked by gun violence over the weekend, after five different shootings occurred in just three days, leaving one police officer injured and a suspect in critical condition.

Video of one incident shared online showed thousands of screaming people running down Daytona Beach, Florida, while law enforcement agencies from multiple jurisdictions dispersed across the sand.

None of the shootings unfolded on the beach itself, though two shootings on Saturday were beachside, officials with the Volusia Sheriff's Office told WFTV.

There was also a fight at Joint Bar on Seabreeze in which a shot was fired, but no injuries were reported, Daytona Beach police said.

Just one hour later, someone was shot in front of a Crunch Fitness.

All of the victims of those shootings are expected to recover, police said.

But on Sunday, a fifth shooting left South Daytona Beach Police Officer Jake Fessenden injured in the hospital and the suspect, Todd Anthony Martin, 31, in critical condition, Port Orange Police said.

The incident began when Port Orange Police responded to a call of a shooting off Country Lane, and located Martin, who fled in a vehicle, the police department posted on social media.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 03/16/2026 3:23:52 AM PDT by dennisw
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To: dennisw

Hooligans doped up on THC vapes and marijuana.... other stuff too.


2 posted on 03/16/2026 3:25:38 AM PDT by dennisw (Qatarlson the Insufferable blowhard = There is no limit to human stupidity.)
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To: dennisw

Slow day?


3 posted on 03/16/2026 3:29:45 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: dennisw

Meanwhile in chicago......


4 posted on 03/16/2026 3:56:27 AM PDT by Recompennation ( Deeeeeeeeezout)
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To: dennisw

Sand giggers


5 posted on 03/16/2026 4:02:40 AM PDT by Palio di Siena (Kralik…..you get the wallet)
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To: dennisw

yesterday I was in an area that was very vibrant and diverse. Everyone was so loud, and the stress level was so high that I still have a headache. I feel fatigued.


6 posted on 03/16/2026 4:28:14 AM PDT by MarlonRando
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To: dennisw

31 year old on Spring Break


7 posted on 03/16/2026 4:30:18 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: dennisw

Daytona Beach has a substantial black population and is a popular venue for black college students on spring break. Most are law abiding, but their youth and numbers can make for rowdiness and criminal incidents that overwhelm law enforcement. The crowd for Bike Week can also be problematic, with Nascar events at the Daytona Speedway almost sedate by comparison.


8 posted on 03/16/2026 4:31:10 AM PDT by Rockingham
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To: Rockingham

good anywhere that has “twerking.”

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9 posted on 03/16/2026 4:38:10 AM PDT by MarlonRando
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To: Rockingham

I meant— “avoid anywhere that has twerking.” Thanks AI spellcheck


10 posted on 03/16/2026 4:38:57 AM PDT by MarlonRando
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To: dennisw

I live near Panama City Beach. My family won’t go to the beach until the end of April at the earliest. The out of towners trash, destroy, and steal. The shoot and fight.

Atlanta week, as it’s unofficially called, is the worst. There are rowdy whites that get arrested usually for alcohol-caused stupidity. However, the diversity causes people to get shot. It’s sad.


11 posted on 03/16/2026 4:53:26 AM PDT by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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take a wild guess


12 posted on 03/16/2026 4:58:45 AM PDT by imabadboy99
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To: dennisw

We have Black Spring Break in Biloxi in early April - the first year (2000) was a disaster - and residents were up in arms (literally)ever since, the word had gotten out that they either toe the line or get taken in. A mall nearby is used to set up a command and control center in the parking lot with comms and lots of support people and vehicles.


13 posted on 03/16/2026 5:14:49 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: dennisw

Houston livestock show got closed down Saturday due to escaped apes rioting.


14 posted on 03/16/2026 5:20:18 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: trebb

“We have Black Spring Break in Biloxi in early April”

...I would plan my vacation in early April every year.


15 posted on 03/16/2026 5:20:48 AM PDT by albie
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To: Rockingham

Marijuana and THC vapes are a major factor in these blaq yoof shenanigans. Most of the rapper scum are high on marijuana all day long. They brag about it in the lyrics. Then blaq yoof copy them.

Best case is that yoofs get doped for Daytona and not year round.


16 posted on 03/16/2026 5:29:40 AM PDT by dennisw (Qatarlson the Insufferable blowhard = There is no limit to human stupidity.)
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To: imabadboy99

17 posted on 03/16/2026 5:33:53 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Inter arma enim silent leges! - Cicero )
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To: dennisw

Why are you so critical of Rap and Rappers

Don’t you know? Rap is the cultural high point for Black America


18 posted on 03/16/2026 5:45:47 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Quid Quid Nominatur Fabricatur)
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To: bert

A real high point for sure /s/


19 posted on 03/16/2026 6:00:34 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: dennisw

Five shootings and no deaths is an improvement. So there’s that.


20 posted on 03/16/2026 6:08:55 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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