Police in Panama City Beach are cracking down following a weekend shooting involving spring break visitors.

Security checks at all entrances of the popular Pier Park will begin at 8 a.m. Friday and continue through 5 a.m. Monday, at least for the next two weekends.

Backpacks are prohibited, some public parking areas will be closed, and traffic violations could lead to double fines and even impounding of vehicles.

“We’re not going to be pushed around by some kids,‘’ said PCB Police Chief J.R. Talamantez Wednesday. “We’re dealing with teenagers that put everything on social media, from what they eat to who they want to shoot.”

The shooting happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of Dave and Busters. The chief said the gunfire erupted between two groups of people and said police officers were just 50 feet away when the shots rang out.

No arrests have yet been announced, but Talamantez previously said the young shooters are believed to be from out of town.

All three victims have since been released from the hospital.

Talamantez said as a result, authorities have established a couple of “special event zones,” where tougher restrictions will be enforced in the coming weekends.

Those zones include Pier Park, and other locations where large groups of teen spring break visitors tend to congregate.

Security officers at Pier Park, assisted by police officers, will have security checks at the entry points and will specifically prohibit backpacks from being brought in.

“We are restricting backpacks, which we identified as used in this shooting incident, to hold firearms,” the chief said.

Facemasks are also prohibited.

“Some of our shooters were using facemasks,‘’ he said. “We’re trying to prevent any criminal from hiding their identity after a crime has been committed.”

Additionally, all minors must be accompanied by an adult after 8 p.m. in Pier Park and the other special event zones. And, he said, bag checks will be done at the entrances of some of the private beaches, such as at the Shores of Panama.

Talamantez said they are beefing up video surveillance in those areas and increasing the use of license plate readers. As was the case last weekend, more than 50 officers will saturate the hotspots.

“We will have just as many resources there, if not more, than we did last weekend,” he said.

“This isn’t anything we want to, but we had a shooting where three people got shot,” the chief said. “Everybody is on edge. The people that work there want to feel safe. The people that go there want to feel safe.”

Talamantez said Florida authorities are also coordinating with law enforcement agencies in Alabama and Georgia.

“If you’re traveling down here this weekend or next weekend, you might get pulled over on the way because of the requests we made of these agencies to provide some interdiction before they get down here,‘’ he said.

He said he understands the frustrations and angers of local residents, because he shares those sentiments.

“It hurts me that I cannot tell you that one of the crown jewels of our city might not be safe to visit this weekend,” Talamantez said. “But there are just some things that are out of the control of any police department.”

As he has previously said, Talamantez talked about the teen population that has visited Panama City Beach and the lack of respect for authority and rules.

“There’s places in this country, and it’s unfathomable to me, where police aren’t allowed to do their jobs. Their hands are tied,” he said.

“You have individuals committing crimes without fear of consequences. For some reason, they think that reality is reality everywhere.”

“This is us trying to show them,‘’ Talamantez said, “that that reality does not go on in Panama City Beach.”