Miami Beach Police Fire Pepper Balls to Disperse Spring Break Crowd #Shorts
Published Date: 3/15/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Police fired pepper balls to disperse a “disorderly” crowd of spring break partygoers blocking the street in Miami Beach, Florida, on Friday, March 12. #shorts “[Miami Beach Police Department] dealing with very large crowds this evening near 8 Street and Ocean Drive. While taking a subject into custody, Officers were forced to utilize pepper balls to disperse members of the crowd who were disorderly and surrounding officers,” MBPD said in tweets on Friday night. “Several subjects have been detained. Two officers were injured and have been transported to the hospital.” Local news reports said two MBPD officers were injured when they body-slammed and arrested a man. Video filmed by local resident Kevin Green shows police firing non-lethal rounds and the crowd dispersing on 8th Street. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake