Clements says officers from other communities supplemented the city's police force this past weekend, but adding more police, he says, won't fix the problem. Officers have seized 100 guns from people in Miami Beach this spring break, up from 85 confiscated over the same period last year. Miami Beach Police Chief Rick Clements says a large number of guns adds to the challenge. "We just simply cannot have people coming to our city and having to worry about being shot," Gelber said. But this state of emergency, he says, is about public safety. Gelber wants to change the city's image from an anything-goes party town to a more sedate, upscale destination for dining and entertainment. And frankly, it's not something we want to endure. "We don't ask for spring break, we don't promote it. Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber has been leading a campaign to discourage spring breakers from coming here. The curfew means the South Beach party will end at midnight. Hudak imposed a state of emergency that, with the backing of the city commission, extends through Monday morning. "We had over six incidents involving guns being shot and fired and our police department finding casings with nine separate incidents where we had officers injured," Hudak said. Miami Beach city manager Alina Hudak says police also responded to other shootings. Five bystanders were shot in the two incidents, but officials say there were no deaths or serious injuries. After midnight early Sunday morning and again the following morning, gunfire erupted, panicking the crowd and sending them running. The party turned violent this past weekend.
It's become a top destination for young people from around the country who've turned the sidewalks and parks at the Resorts Entertainment District South Beach into an all-night party. Miami Beach has warm weather, beautiful beaches, swaying palm trees and lively nightlife. Miami Beach has imposed a midnight spring break curfew and declared a state of emergency after shootings left five people wounded.Ĭontent Warning: the audio version of this story includes sounds of gunfire.
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