Miami Beach has imposed a curfew on the city after two consecutive shootings over the weekend, as well as “excessively large and unruly crowds” in the area for the party celebration of spring (spring break).

“In response to the two shootings and the excessively large and unruly crowds, and to mitigate dangerous and illegal behaviors, The City of Miami Beach has ordered a state of emergency and a curfew from 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 19, 2023 to 6:00 a.m. Monday, March 20, 2023,” a statement read.

The city authorities have warned that their intention is to authorize additional measures of movement restriction starting this Tuesday, at least for a week. However, the decision will be made after a special meeting that will take place this Monday at the town hall.

Over the weekend, there have been two shootings in which there have been deathly victims. The first incident took place on Friday, when one person died and another was injured, in the middle of the festivities of Saint Patrick’s Day and the ‘spring break’.

During the early hours of Sunday, a second person died after being shotwhile another person was injured, as reported by the CNN television network.

The murderer is 24 years old and has been arrested. Both shootings are separated by less than 24 hours. The mayor of Miami Beach has indicated that 70 weapons have been seized in the last three weeks. Now, with this curfew, they are trying to end this situation, a measure that will focus, above all, on South Beach.

The truth is that this it’s not the first time that the city of Miami Beach imposes a curfew in this context, since during the spring of 2022 the authorities had to take this measure after five other people were injured by firearms.