Police swarm city street in Florida in apparent shootout

Witnesses Heard More Than 50 Shots Fired

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Multiple law enforcement agencies have surrounded a Panama City, Florida, bank and apartment building and many gunshots were heard in the area.

Walton County Sheriff’s officials said on Twitter on Tuesday that the incident is tied to a suspicious death in Santa Rosa Beach.

Few details have been released.

The Panama City News Herald initially reported that a suspect barricaded himself inside a bank.

A bomb squad vehicle was seen in the bank parking lot.

A grocery store and nearby schools were evacuated.

Witnesses said they heard more than 50 shots fired.