Miami Beach Imposes Spring Break Curfew After Two Fatal Shootings

View Source | March 19, 2023 4:47 pm

A woman with an Iguana on her chest walks on the beach in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 17, 2022. - Music, dancing, alcohol and tiny swimsuits -- spring vacation in the United States, popularly known as "spring break," brings thousands of young people to south Florida every year for a few days of uncontrolled fun, much to the chagrin of residents in cities like Miami Beach. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Miami Beach officials on Sunday impose a midnight curfew following two fatal Spring Break shootings.
The curfew will be for one overnight period – 11:59 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday. However, additional curfews will likely be imposed Thursday through next Monday, March 27.
Spring Break in South Florida is notoriously at times chaotic and marred by crime, with Miami’s South Beach being one of the most problematic areas.
Miami Beach officials say two separate shootings – one Friday night and another early Sunday – resulted in the death in each incident of one person.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber says there has been a presence of numerous firearms.

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