Nine people have been wounded in a shooting on a crowded beach in Florida over the US Memorial Day holiday. The shooting on Monday evening unfolded on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk, a popular area for beachgoers 20 miles (32km) north of Miami. Police said shots broke out during an altercation between two groups.

A dispute between two groups ended in gunfire on Hollywood Beach towards the end of Memorial Day weekend, leaving nine people wounded.

At least nine people including a one-year-old baby have been wounded in a mass shooting at Florida ’s Hollywood Beach on Memorial Day. The shooting began at about 6.30pm in the 1200 block of North Broadwalk, and the wounded include four minors between the ages of 1 and 17.

NBC News Correspondent Guad Venegas joins Ana Cabrera as authorities hunt for a suspect in the Memorial Day shooting at a beach in Hollywood, Florida that left 9 people wounded.

Police are responding to a mass shooting incident near the beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida. According to a police spokesperson, nine people were injured in the shooting. One person was detained by police while another is still being sought.

The gun violence occurred on beaches and at high schools and motorcycle rallies, among other locations, across at least eight states.