MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Surveillance video shows the scary moments on Miami Beach when bullets began flying all over a central part of the city’s entertainment district, and not for the first time.
Miami Beach Police responded to the area of Ocean Drive near Ninth Street following another round of rounds fired, just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday.
While it is unclear where the gunshots came from, officers rushed to the sand to search for a potential shooter.
Cellphone video shows officers arriving on the sandy beach in full force, but ultimately, no one was caught.
According to officials, no one was hurt, either.
But from his Sherbrooke Hotel located at Ninth and Collins, Mitch Novick’s security system picked up the sound of bullets.
“It wasn’t fireworks. I’m used to it; this comes with the territory,” said Novick. “That’s Miami Beach today.”
The cameras also captured officers rushing over to the beach and people in the area reacting to what they had heard.
The surveillance video captured two men on the sidewalk looking back toward the beach after hearing the gunfire, then moving on. They seemed unfazed.
“It sounded very much like the last time,” said Novick.
Novick refers to the time gunshots were fired in the same spot five months ago when bullets flew into the windows of the Pelican Hotel.
On Feb. 25, gunfire caused people on Novick’s street to duck for cover and brace themselves.
Surveillance video obtained by 7News at the time showed even Novick and his friends trying to process the shots they had heard.
“Embarrassing to have friends and family come over,” Novick said.
No one was hurt in that incident, and no arrests were made.
Months later, the same sound of gunfire is being heard in the neighborhood.
Miami Beach Police spokesperson Christopher Bess issued a statement about the latest incident that reads in part, “This matter is being treated with utmost seriousness and an active investigation is underway.”
Novick said he believed the sound came from the beach.
“It’s coming from there,” he said.
Novick said he will keep monitoring the noise coming from outside his hotel.
“Every day, every night,” said he said.
It’s something that Novick finds even harder to explain to his guests.
“I hope and pray they don’t see the stuff that I see regularly,” he said.
Anyone with information on what happened near the beach on Saturday before 6 a.m. is urged to call Miami Beach Police.
If you have any information on these incidents that could help detectives, call Miami Beach Police at 305-673-7900 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.
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