WASHINGTON, March 20 – The city of Miami Beach in the US state of Florida issued a state of emergency and a curfew on Sunday after two deadly shootings.
The city said the curfew will be from 11:59 p.m. local time Sunday (0359 GMT Monday) to 6 a.m. Monday (1000 GMT).
Officials intend to impose similar additional curfew restrictions from Thursday through next Monday.
The moves came after one man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in South Beach on Friday night, and another deadly shooting in Miami Beach early Sunday.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a video message posted Sunday that the crowds and the presence of firearms have “created a danger that cannot go unnoticed.”
A South Florida island city, Miami Beach, will hold a special commission meeting Monday afternoon “to discuss restrictions beyond Monday,” according to a news release.
The United States has lost more than 8,960 lives to gun violence so far this year, according to the Archive of Gun Violence.
(SSR/Xinhua)
