A crowd consisting of about 200 people gathered near Daytona Beach was ordered to disperse on Saturday, according to local law enforcement.
recorded by a helicopter crew associated with the Sheriff's Office in Volusia County, where Daytona Beach is located, showed people standing and dancing around a car parking in the middle of the street near the boardwalk. The gathering interrupted traffic in at least one direction, and a representative from the Sheriff's Office can be heard ordering additional road and bridge closures in the video recording.
In a message shared to Twitter on Saturday, the Daytona Beach Police Department confirmed the group complied with requests to disperse and no attendees were arrested. Later, the police departmentnear the beach, during which"several people sustained non-life-threatening injuries." The department said those injured had received treatment, and announced details about a press conference due to take place at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday to discuss an ongoing investigation.
You may have seen larger than normal crowds this evening, both on the beach side, and on Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd. The Police Department deployed resources to assist with traffic control. The crowds were compliant when asked to disperse. No arrests were made.reached out to Daytona Beach Police and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office for additional information Sunday, but did not receive replies by time of publication.
An additional statement shared to Twitter by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office acknowledged Saturday's crowds said law enforcement would be monitoring the area throughout Sunday to enforce social distance mandates, which have been implemented by Florida's state officials as well as Daytona Beach's local leadership.
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