A mass shooting rocked Lakeland, Florida, on Monday afternoon — leaving at least ten people injured, two of them critically so.
According to a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/30/us/lakeland-florida-mass-shooting/index.html?utm_content=2023-01-31T01%3A04%3A43&amp;utm_term=link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twCNN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from CNN, there may have been as many as four shooters in a dark-blue four-door Nissan that pulled up to the scene prior to the shooting and drove away immediately after it was over.
&#8220;The vehicle slowed, did not stop, and the four windows went down. It appeared to be occupied by four shooters in the vehicle,&#8221; Lakeland Police Department Chief Sam Taylor explained. &#8220;They started firing from all four windows of the vehicle and shooting males on both sides.&#8221;
Taylor said that the police believe the shooting was targeted, and noted that the blue Nissan had temporary tags and was the subject of an ongoing active search.
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_62CED067-2733-9584-813E-053824DC5A53@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">&#8220;We will be out most of the night trying to figure out who these individuals are in the vehicle,&#8221; Taylor added.
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_62CED067-2733-9584-813E-053824DC5A53@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Authorities found an undisclosed amount of marijuana at the scene, and Taylor said police have theorized that there may have been sales going on at the time of the shooting. &#8220;Whether that is significant or related to this is unknown.&#8221;
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_62CED067-2733-9584-813E-053824DC5A53@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">According to a Monday afternoon press conference, four officers were on the scene just one minute after the calls came in reporting the shooting — and they were able to locate three victims and have them transported to local hospitals. The remaining victims were transported to the hospital in personal vehicles after reportedly suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
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JUST IN: 10 people wounded in drive-by shooting in Lakeland, Florida, east of Tampa; 4 possible shooters, police believe this was targeted and not random. <a href="https://twitter.com/livenowfox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@livenowfox</a> <a href="https://t.co/54dTuGyMm9">pic.twitter.com/54dTuGyMm9</a>
&mdash; Josh Breslow (@JoshBreslowTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshBreslowTV/status/1620213550785654785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
<p data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_62CED067-2733-9584-813E-053824DC5A53@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">Surveillance video from a nearby location caught audio of the shots as they rang out on Monday afternoon.
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Exclusive video showing the moment shots rang out in a neighborhood in Lakeland, FL. 10 victims, 2 in critical condition. 
Police believe this was drug related &#8211; suspects still at large. 
“This just doesn’t happen in Lakeland,” the police chief said. 
Live at 11 on <a href="https://twitter.com/WFLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wfla</a>. <a href="https://t.co/qlzTuMoLVj">pic.twitter.com/qlzTuMoLVj</a>
&mdash; Jack Royer (@JackRoyer) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackRoyer/status/1620258054569889792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
Gun control advocates quickly attempted to tie the shooting — which police believe was related to the drug dealing that was allegedly happening at the scene — to efforts by Republicans in the Florida legislature allow residents to carry concealed weapons without a permit.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) tweeted, &#8220;My heart aches for the victims, families and whole community. America, esp. FLA, endures too many mass shootings. But don’t miss this sick reality: as Lakeland copes w/ this tragedy, @GovRonDeSantis and @TheFLGOP announced plans to put more guns in hands of untrained residents.&#8221;
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My heart aches for the victims, families and whole community. America, esp. FLA, endures too many mass shootings. But don’t miss this sick reality: as Lakeland copes w/ this tragedy, <a href="https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovRonDeSantis</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFLGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheFLGOP</a> announced plans to put more guns in hands of untrained residents. <a href="https://t.co/uJXVCMH9Hl">https://t.co/uJXVCMH9Hl</a>
&mdash; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@RepDWStweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepDWStweets/status/1620252850009051136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children in America. In #Lakeland, children had just exited their school bus nearby before this shooting. Turning #Florida into the Wild West will lead to more death and tragedy. Tell state lawmakers we want safer communities!&#8221; Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL) added. 
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Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children in America. In <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lakeland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lakeland</a>, children had just exited their school bus nearby before this shooting. 
Turning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Florida?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Florida</a> into the Wild West will lead to more death and tragedy. Tell state lawmakers we want safer communities! <a href="https://t.co/djN1xh7AvC">https://t.co/djN1xh7AvC</a>
&mdash; U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (@USRepKCastor) <a href="https://twitter.com/USRepKCastor/status/1620258420724219904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2023</a></blockquote>
Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) <a href="https://twitter.com/RitchieTorres/status/1620211401150337024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">weighed in as well</a>, saying, &#8220;JUST NOW: A mass shooting in Lakeland, Florida has left 10 people injured. Yet Ron DeSantis wants people to freely carry firearms without a permit, which will cause even more guns to fall into the hands of even more mass shooters.&#8221;
House Bill 543 <a href="https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-permitless-concealed-carry/42708415" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was introduced</a> in the Florida House on Monday, and would allow legal owners to carry a concealed firearm without applying for a specific concealed-carry permit.
&#8220;The background checks, the requirements all the same. It&#8217;ll be the same honest people and the other states that have done this have had no problems. So that&#8217;s why we&#8217;re all excited about seeing this happen,&#8221; AW Peterson Gun Shop owner Carey Baker said.

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