DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A woman was arrested Monday after a shooting outside a nightclub in a busy area of Daytona Beach this weekend, police said.
The shooting happened outside Razzles nightclub Saturday night during an altercation involving several people. Police said at one point a woman pulled out a handgun and fired several rounds.
Two people were found on the ground when Daytona Beach police arrived and two others who were not involved in the fight were also shot, according to the department. They’re all expected to be OK, police said.
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“You had four people shot but only two shots were fired,” said Chief Jakari Young.
The chief said that’s because of how close people were standing in the parking lot of the nightclub.
Police later arrested 29-year-old Karla Bermudez on Monday. She is facing charges of attempted murder and violating concealed carry laws.
Young said Bermudez also had the gun inside of Razzle’s.
“They do have a metal detector and somehow, she still made it in there with the firearm in her purse,” he said.
Young said there is a need to beef up security on Seabreeze, the entertainment area surrounded by a historic residential neighborhood.
Residents have vocalized increasing issues with the late-night crowds with this shooting sending many over the edge.
“We have neighbors that live here in the neighborhood and they’re very upset about the ongoing violence over here and we’ve got to find an answer to it,” said Commissioner Ken Strickland.
The city is soon adding more security cameras and streetlights, hopefully to catch incidents like this shooting quicker.
“That’s the one thing I’m asking the city is to help me expedite that process. Help me expedite getting the appropriate lighting and cameras,” said Young.
The shooting is just the latest violent incident in the city. Commissioner Ken Strickland said the city was working on getting more security cameras and lights up to address the problem, but now he wants to look into metal detectors and other security measures similar to what Downtown Orlando implemented after a shooting last July.
“We can’t continue to let this kind of stuff go on, we’ve got to find an answer to it,” Strickland said Monday. “This violence is unacceptable. It’s unacceptable in this town, it’s a tourist town, and everyone should come here and feel safe.”
Sue Odena, a resident on nearby Wild Olive Avenue, said the lights and cameras will be welcome, as well as the opening of a police substations. Odena says the violence is from people coming to this part of Daytona Beach, not from the people living there.
“It’s a good neighborhood, all we have is good neighbors. All we want is some peace and quiet,” she said.
Young said they’re also building a police substation just off Seabreeze on Grandview where he plans to have dozens of officers working out of.
“No later than September 1, I want both nightshifts working out of that location. My goal is to be up close and personal with where the issues are occurring,” he said.
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