WASHINGTON, March 19 (Xinhua) — The City of Miami Beach, in the U.S. 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. Sunday local time (0359 GMT Monday) until 6 a.m. Monday (1000 GMT). Officials intend to impose similar additional curfew restrictions from Thursday through next Monday.
The measures came after a man died and another man was injured in a shooting in South Beach Friday night, and another deadly shooting in Miami Beach early Sunday morning.
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a video message posted on Sunday that the crowds and presence of firearms have \”created a peril that cannot go unchecked.\”
A south Florida island city, Miami Beach will hold a special commission meeting on Monday afternoon \”to discuss the restrictions beyond Monday,\” according to a press release.
The United States has lost more than 8,960 lives to gun violence so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive.