MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (
KLFY) — An unidentified Louisiana college student was shot during a robbery while on Spring Break in Florida, authorities said.
According to a post on the Walton County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, deputies responded to a shooting around 1:15 a.m. Thursday off Holiday Road in Miramar Beach, Florida. The victim, visiting from Louisiana, was robbed and shot by someone matching the description of a car burglary suspect from incidents reported over the weekend, according to the post.
Deputies arrived at the scene and transported him to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
Over the weekend, the Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple reports of car burglaries in Miramar Beach. Early Thursday morning, the sheriff’s office began to receive additional reports of vehicle burglaries at a parking lot, as well as burglaries along the Highway 98 corridor west to Miramar Beach.
Deputies have detained three suspects in Cook County, Georgia, Thursday in connection with the shooting and the burglaries, officials said.
No other details were released. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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