Miami Beach Declares Curfew After Spate of Gun Violence

Miami Beach Declares Curfew After Spate of Gun Violence
A police vehicle is seen next to people enjoying spring break, ahead of an 8pm curfew imposed by local authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Miami Beach, Florida, on March 27, 2021. Marco Bello/Reuters
Reuters
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The city of Miami Beach declared a curfew from Thursday until Monday in response to gun violence and raucous spring break crowds that have stretched public services beyond their capacity to respond, officials said on Monday.

Five people were hospitalized in two separate shootings over the weekend, as larger-than-usual crowds have swarmed the island just across the bridge from the city of Miami.