( CNN ) Seven college-age people , some who came to Panama City Beach , Florida , for spring break , were wounded in a late-night shooting , the Bay County Sheriff 's Office said in a press release . Officers met `` complete chaos '' when they tried to find out what happened not long after midnight Friday , Sheriff Frank McKeithen told CNN affiliate WMBB when interviewed on the scene . Video showed the streets teeming with young people . Three people with gunshot wounds were found inside a house , one outside the house , one in the median of the road and two on the other side of the road , the sheriff 's office said in a press release . `` We have about 100 witnesses or so that we are trying to separate and interview , '' McKeithen told WMBB . `` We have a mess . '' The scene was so mixed up that deputies from five adjacent counties and officers from the Florida Highway Patrol and Panama City Beach police were called in to assist . The shooting occurred at a residence on Thomas Drive , the main drag in the beach town . Several of the victims were students from Alabama A & M University who were visiting town for spring break , the sheriff 's office said . They 're between 20 and 22 years of age . During February and March , up to six million young people visit Panama City Beach , which some have been dubbed `` the Spring Break Capital of the World . '' The Panhandle town has a resident population of about 12,000 . Some of the young people were shot multiple times . They were taken to area hospitals , where three were listed in critical condition and three in stable condition , the sheriff 's office said . The seventh person was in surgery when the press release was issued and no update on his condition was provided . Authorities arrested David Jarmichael Daniels , 22 , of Mobile , Alabama , on seven counts of attempted murder . A .40-caliber pistol was found in the backyard of a residence . Officials did not mention a possible motive . The shooting was one of six firearms-related incidents of the night , with four guns seized in drug cases , the sheriff 's office said in a press release . Other details were not provided . On Saturday night , the Panama City Beach City Council held a special meeting to talk about the violence . `` It 's time to stop the bloodshed , '' said council member Keith Curry , according to WMBB . `` We 're lucky that we do n't have seven dead people . '' `` This is a hostile takeover , an attempt at a hostile takeover , '' said Sparky Sparkman , owner of Spinnaker Beach Club . `` And if anyone here does n't think what 's going on out there is hostile , just ride up and down the street . '' The council considered banning alcohol on the beach through mid-April , but that measure was voted down , WMBB said . The council approved more funding for extra enforcement on the beach .
Seven young people were wounded in a late-night shooting in Panama City Beach , Florida . The large number of spring breakers made the investigation difficult . `` It 's time to stop the bloodshed , '' a Alabama A & M University member says .