(PartiallyPolitics.com) – On Sunday, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber (D) announced a new curfew after there were two fatal shootings on Ocean drive this past weekend.
Gelber in a video message said that “we don’t ask for spring break in our city” and that the influx of out-of-town visitors leads to a lot of disruption and disorders which make the situation harder to “police.” He added that while many people visit in order to “enjoy the amenities of Miami Beach” there are some that have “bad intentions in the presence of guns creates a wholly intolerable situation.”
The latest shooting took place on Sunday morning at 3:30 a.m. when a man was shot and taken to the hospital while another person had been wounded. The police had stated that this was a “targeted and isolated” incident.
Miami beach police also responded to another shooting on Friday night at around 10:40 p.m. where two people were found with gunshot wounds. One of the two passed away in the hospital while the other remains in critical condition.
In both cases, the victims had been visitors to Miami Beach and not residents. He added that it is also clear that these incidents could not have been prevented through police presence.
As such, Gelber announced a new curfew that will start on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and will go on until 6a.m. on Monday. It is also likely that an additional curfew from Thursday through Monday will be imposed later on according to the press release. The press release noted that the curfew should help them handle the “excessively large and unruly crowds.”
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