Clearwater, Florida, police are warning of a shutdown of "teen takeovers" after a boy, 17, was hospitalized following a shooting tied to a social media meetup Sunday.The Clearwater Police Department's threat management unit was made "aware of a planned gathering at the beach," Deputy Chief Michael Walek said a Sunday night news conference, adding that "some of those people who gathered decided to break the law tonight.""That kind of behavior cannot and will not be tolerated," he continued."I want to send a very, very clear message to anyone who plans to come here and engage in the kind of behavior that we saw this evening: Don't do it; if you do, your trip to the beach will end up with a trip to jail."CHAOTIC TEEN BRAWL GOES VIRAL AFTER TEEN TERROR PROMPTS US ATTORNEY PIRRO'S PLAN TO PROSECUTE PARENTSPolice nationwide have been dealing with a spate of teen gatherings that have led to lawlessness."You can phrase it however you want: Teen takeover, meetup, it's all organized on social media," Walek said, stating that hundreds of people gathered in this incident that led to the shooting that occurred during a fight that broke out.The shooting happened around 5:15 p.m.ET on Sunday in the 100 block of Coronado Drive, according to Clearwater Police.
Officers responding to reports of gunfire found the teenage victim suffering from a gunshot wound.He was taken to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital."His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening," Walek said.The police deployed extra officers and resources as several disturbances broke out across the area and officers detained several people after the shooting, though others fled the scene, according to Walek.Police have not publicly identified those detained, announced charges or said whether they recovered the weapon used in the shooting.HUNDREDS OF TEENAGERS TRANSFORM PEACEFUL BEACH INTO CHAOS AS POLICE FORCED TO BREAK UP FIGHTSWitnesses described a chaotic scene as gunfire erupted near the beach."I heard probably wh...