City of Miami Beach officials have declared a state of emergency and an upcoming curfew in a bid to curb violent incidents at spring break
The mayor said about 100 guns have been seized over the past four weeks, and several police officers have been injured while controlling the crowds.
Gelber noted that the five people were shot over the weekend despite 371 police officers being deployed.early Sunday on a street crowded with spring breakers in the city's South Beach neighborhood, police said. Two victims wounded at the scene were taken to a hospital, while doctors at another hospital reported a third person arrived there with a gunshot wound. All were expected to survive.
At the urging of some residents, city officials have been working in recent years to crack down on unruly behavior in South Beach. But efforts to curb the excessive drinking and violence have raised complaints about racism, classism and business practices.
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