17-year-old Haley Tausinger who works at a local beach restaurant told The Tampa Tribune that a group had gathered before the shootings took place. She said customers and staff hid in a back room when they heard gunshots. Tausinger said, "Once the shooting started everyone started running and getting down on the ground. I was pretty distraught after it."
Clearwater Beach shootings resulted in no further access to for a long period of time. However, the area was later reopened only to residents. The two bridges onto Clearwater Beach have also been closed for a short time which caused traffic delays.
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