Miami Beach orders curfew Sunday night after two fatal shootings, flood of people, guns has created ‘peril that cannot go unchecked’
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March 19, 2023 7:46pm
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Miami Beach will again impose a curfew —starting Sunday night — after a bloody weekend in which two people died during separate shootings and large, rowdy crowds flooded the streets.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a video message posted Sunday that the throngs of people, combined with a number of guns, has created a “peril that cannot go unchecked.”
“We don’t ask for spring break in our city,” Gelber said. “We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, it’s too much disorder and it’s too difficult to police.”
The curfew starts at about midnight Monday and last six hours, the city said in a news release. Officials may instate another curfew Thursday through March 27, with the restrictions primarily focused on South Beach, the popular tourist spot spring breakers love.
Under the rules, people must clear out of businesses by midnight.
