SANFORD, Fla. (NEWSnet/AP) — Gunfire wounded 10 people early Sunday at a Florida party venue.

None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies arrested a 16-year-old suspect at the scene of the shootings, which occurred shortly after midnight.

A large crowd was gathered for a late-night event at Cabana Live in Sanford, about 20 miles north of Orlando, when multiple gunshots were fired. 

“The incident began as a verbal altercation that escalated,” sheriff’s spokesperson Kim Cannaday said.

A security guard at the venue subdued the suspect, who was taken to a juvenile detention center, the sheriff’s office said. It did not immediately say what charges the teenager faces.

Cabana Live is a restaurant and venue that rents cabanas and hosts pool parties and other events, according to its website. A post on its Facebook page said it was holding a private event when the shootings occurred.

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