Has Manchester attack inspired security changes at South Florida arenas?

Suicide bomber hit 'soft target' at pop concert Monday night

MIAMI ā€“ It was supposed to be a fun night out to see a pop princess Ariana Grande but instead, it turned into horror.

A Ā suicide bomber hit what is called a "soft target," Ā an area where people are gathered, but not a place with ironclad security.Ā 

"The time where we can just sit back and say it's not going to happen here is long gone," Mike Surick of CounterThreat Consulting, said.

Surick is paid to expect those threats.

Along with CounterThreat Constulting, he's a law enforcement veteran and security expert in Davie.

He showed Local 10 News just some examples of what suicide bombers fashion to take their lives and those around them.

Surick said Mondayā€™s attack should send a message to so-called soft targets in South Florida.

"We need to evolve like threats have, the threats have evolved," Surick said.

Places like the American Airlines Arena and the new Hard Rock Stadium all said that they are constantly reassessing their security protocols.

"It's a matter of looking at your facility and thinking about what can we do, creating levels of security and countermeasures that will be effective in preventing or at least minimizing the effect an attack," Surick said.

In the case of the Manchester attack he says law enforcement and private security will likely need to reconsider where security operations begin, not just inside the venue.

"Those security measures have to stay in place until the end of the event," Ā Surick said.

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