Three people were shot in the early hours of this Sunday in a shooting on Ocean Drive, the nightly meeting place for thousands of young people from all over the US to spend their spring break.
The police, who are on alert this weekend due to the large influx of “springbreakers”, did not report the circumstances of the shooting that, according to videos published in local media, caused the stampede of the concentrates on Ocean Drive.
Police arrived at the scene and found two people with gunshot wounds and took them to Jackson Memorial Hospital, while a third wounded man went to Mount Sinai Hospital on his own.
None of the three is in danger, according to police sources.
The police have asked for citizen collaboration to find out the circumstances of the shooting that occurred shortly after midnight.
According to channel 7, witnesses said that a person was arrested at the scene, but the police did not give any information about it.
After the disorders of last year, in which one person was killed and there were more than a thousand detainees, in addition to seizures of firearms and drugs, which forced a curfew to be decreed, the Miami Beach authorities have This year preventive measures have been taken and police patrols have been reinforced.
The mayor of the city, Dan Gelber, told local media these days: “we are going to be as prepared as possible.”
In addition to increasing the police presence in the busiest areas, it has prohibited from March 7 to 21 the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in Miami Beach after 2 in the morning.
To this must be added the prohibition of consuming alcohol on public beaches, regardless of the time of day, and restrictions on the use of loudspeakers to broadcast music at full volume on the beach.
Traditionally the weekend following St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) is when the most springbreakers arrive.
Activity at Miami International Airport is reaching record levels these days.
On Saturday, airport authorities warned the public that the capacity of their parking lots was full.
Meanwhile, the Fort Lauderdale airport, about 35 kilometers from Miami and with more flights from low-cost airlines, had to report that the valet service was not working due to excess demand and the only option was to park oneself. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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