The authorities of Miami Beach decided to decree the state of emergency this Sunday after two shootings that left victims in the last few hours, at a time when the town is overrun by thousands of tourists taking advantage of the spring break known locally as “Spring Break”.
The situation, which is repeated every time with more episodes of violence year after year, has led the local authorities to set up a curfew “to mitigate dangerous and illegal conduct” from 11.59pm tonight until 6am Monday.
During a special meeting of the Miami Beach Commission on Monday. it will be discussed whether the restrictions will be maintained after that day, a statement read.
The first of the shootings occurred on a busy Miami Beach road on Friday night, leaving one person dead and another seriously injuredThe local police reported it.
The shooting occurred at the intersection of Seventh Street and Ocean Drive, in the center of the tourist area of Miami Beach, which these days receives more people for spring break, known as “spring breaks”.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found two men with gunshot wounds, who were transported to a local hospital where one of them died shortly after.
The sound of gunfire caused scenes of chaos in the immediate vicinity, full of bars and clubs crowded at that time with people, as demonstrated by several videos posted on social networks.
This Sunday, another person died after a shooting. The local police department said the incident occurred at 3:29 am when officers heard gunfire near Eleventh Street and Ocean Drive.
Upon arriving at the scene, police officers found a man with gunshot wounds. “He was transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Unit, where died after. A second victim was injured, but she was treated and released at the scene,” police said.
Police arrested a man nearby after a foot chase. Subject’s firearm was recovered near the crash site, and a second pistol was also recovered, from the victim.
Last year, the authorities in this South Florida city declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the tourist area after riots that resulted in at least five gunshot wounds.
The unrest and excesses that took place in 2021, during which one person died and more than a thousand were arrested, also forced the imposition of a curfew by the authorities, who seized drugs and up to a hundred firearms. .
Source: Clarin
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