Mar 19 - Miami Beach Issues State of Emergency Curfew Following Weekend of Deadly Shooting

The City of Miami Beach has issued a state of emergency and set an 11:59 p.m. curfew after a tumultuous weekend of deadly shootings.

The measures come 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.

The state of emergency and curfew are set to take effect on Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday.

City officials intend to impose similar additional curfew restrictions from Thursday through Monday.

The city will hold a special commission meeting Monday at 4 p.m. to discuss restrictions moving forward.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a video message posted Sunday that the crowds and presence of numerous firearms have “created a peril that cannot go unchecked” despite massive police presence and many city-sponsored activities meant to keep people busy.

“We don't ask for spring break in our city. We don't want spring break in our city. It's too rowdy, it's too much disorder and it's too difficult to police,” Gelber said.

Under the curfew, people must leave businesses before midnight, although hotels can operate later only in service to their guests. The city release said restaurants can stay open only for delivery and the curfew won't apply to residents, people going to and from work, emergency services and hotel guests. Some roads will be closed off and arriving hotel guests may have to show proof of their reservations.

Last year, the city imposed a midnight curfew following two shootings, also on Ocean Drive. The year before that, there were about 1,000 arrests and dozens of guns confiscated during a rowdy spring break that led Miami Beach officials to take steps aimed at calming the situation.

The following safety measures will be in place:

Effective Sunday, March 19, 2023 from 11:59 p.m. through 6 a.m., a curfew shall be imposed for that area of the City bounded by 23 Street and Dade Boulevard on the north (including properties fronting the north side of 23 Street or Dade Boulevard), Government Cut on the south, Biscayne Bay on the west, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east (“the curfew area”).
Businesses within the affected area shall close sufficiently in advance of the curfew in order to permit patrons to avoid violating the curfew.
Commercial businesses must admit their last guests within a time frame that allows them to leave by 11:59 p.m. each night. Hotels may continue business operations past the curfew, provided they are servicing hotel guests only.
Businesses other than hotels shall be permitted to continue to operate from 11:59 p.m. – 6 a.m. for delivery only. Takeout and pickup service is prohibited.
The curfew shall not apply to the provision of designated essential services, such as fire, police and hospital services, including the transportation of patients thereto, utility emergency repairs, and emergency calls by physicians, and the curfew shall also not apply to persons traveling to their places of employment to report for work and to return to their residences after their work has concluded.
All City residents requiring access to or from their homes, guests requiring access to or from their hotels, and employees / service providers of business establishments requiring access, including normally scheduled deliveries and janitorial services, shall be permitted. Residents are advised to return to the City prior to 11:59 p.m., in order to avoid any potential traffic delays once the curfew has taken effect. Hotel guests entering the City after the curfew is in place, may be required to show proof of lodging (such as a hotel reservation).
All roads or traffic patterns within the curfew area may be closed or rerouted as deemed necessary by the City Manager or Chief of Police. In order to manage access to our residential neighborhoods, the following restrictions will be in place:
Residents will be able to access the South of Fifth neighborhood via Alton Road, Washington Avenue and Collins Avenue only.
Residents will be able to access the Flamingo Park neighborhood via Alton Road. No access will be granted from Washington Avenue.
In addition to the existing License Plate Readers (LPR’s) along the main thoroughfares, mobile LPR’s will be utilized along the 5 Street corridor.
Ocean Drive will re-open to traffic the evening of Sunday, March 19, 2023.
All entry access to City-owned parking garages located within the designated curfew zone will be closed from 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2023 through Monday, March 20, 2023. Vehicles will be allowed to exit parking garages at all times. Resident and employee access card holders will be able to access parking garages at all times.
The sale or distribution of any alcoholic beverage(s) for off-premises consumption, with or without payment or consideration, shall be prohibited in the curfew area after 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2023.
The existing programming as part of Miami Beach Live! scheduled to take place over the next week will be adjusted as follows:
Sunday, March 19, 2023:
Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) will continue as scheduled.
Model Volleyball will end at 6 p.m.
Art on the Drive performances will end at 6 p.m.
Crunch fitness activations will continue as scheduled.
All other programming in Lummus Park has been cancelled.
Friday March 24, 2023 – Sunday, March 26, 2023:
Hyrox Miami Beach Fitness Festival will operate from 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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one step closer to making the whole beach a pay-only, security checkpoint private experience for $ folks only

Florida lost

“Da cultcha” fu*ked south beach up. Get the hood n*ggas all the way up out of here bunch of losers

My my how far we've fallen

I've been saying for years that they need to shut this spring break sh*t down.

I hate niccas so much. I so glad I can vacation places they can't go cause they don't have a fu*king passport! Omg

Good
fu*k em.
Shut it down.

Skrr said

one step closer to making the whole beach a pay-only, security checkpoint private experience for $ folks only

Florida lost

Florida didn’t lose the ingrates that visit make it like that

you'll never see me at south beach again. It is overrated anyway. I need to visit the tampa area soon @

I bet it's better than miami

Lmao I’m in central Florida and ain’t sh*t sweet here either. Whole state sucks. Wish I could go back to NY sometimes

Spring Break 2016 in Miami was Legendary

It’s infortunate kids today had to go thru Covid lockdowns and gun violence cuz springbreak is the time to party and smash hoes from states you’d never step foot in.

Meanwhile, during the WBC games in Miami , nothing but good vibes and unity.

Thank god hood boogers hate baseball, fun and smiling.

GingerBreadMan said

you'll never see me at south beach again. It is overrated anyway. I need to visit the tampa area soon @

I bet it's better than miami

So smart for them to do this on the last night of spring break when litteraly everyone already left and is travelling back home.

GingerBreadMan said

you'll never see me at south beach again. It is overrated anyway. I need to visit the tampa area soon @

I bet it's better than miami

It’s not better lol but the beaches are a lil better then again a kid got k*lled on Clearwater beach crazy cuz swat pulled my lil cousin over and had him and his friends in cuffs looking for the k*llers like they fit the description smh a lot of sh*t got to do with the music these jits consume when I was younger crimes and sh*t still happened but not like this these kids carry glocks with switches and 30s and sh*t tryna be gang gang have opps and sh*t I can’t wait to move outta america this sh*t outta control

Btw this has nothing to do with locals I’m pretty sure n*ggas from outta state did this ppl from Miami don’t even be on south beach like that sh*t for outta towners

HesOnFire said

It’s not better lol but the beaches are a lil better then again a kid got k*lled on Clearwater beach crazy cuz swat pulled my lil cousin over and had him and his friends in cuffs looking for the k*llers like they fit the description smh a lot of sh*t got to do with the music these jits consume when I was younger crimes and sh*t still happened but not like this these kids carry glocks with switches and 30s and sh*t tryna be gang gang have opps and sh*t I can’t wait to move outta america this sh*t outta control

U see the kid that got arrested for the murder and then the other kid that helped him by letting him stay at the crib ?

Spring break. Nuff said. I still hit it up from time to time. I’m getting over that spot now, too much sh*t going on. I usually hit up downtown now. Different vibes, scenery and still make the best of it. To each their own

Man don’t travel anywhere where n*ggaz with hood mentality go to

Todd Alquist said

U see the kid that got arrested for the murder and then the other kid that helped him by letting him stay at the crib ?

Yeah sh*t crazy my lil cousin was just out there for spring break he showed me on video of swat pulling him over on some mistaken identity sh*t ….but either way them jits stupid af why would you body someone in a Walgreens in front of hella witnesses on camera…. Supposedly they fought dude earlier ran into him again and dude swung on them and they k*lled him… it was a white dude who fired the shots he probably gone try to use stand your ground law or self defense

PelleGreeno said

Spring break. Nuff said. I still hit it up from time to time. I’m getting over that spot now, too much sh*t going on. I usually hit up downtown now. Different vibes, scenery and still make the best of it. To each their own

Brickell where it’s at beautiful area

HesOnFire said

Yeah sh*t crazy my lil cousin was just out there for spring break he showed me on video of swat pulling him over on some mistaken identity sh*t ….but either way them jits stupid af why would you body someone in a Walgreens in front of hella witnesses on camera…. Supposedly they fought dude earlier ran into him again and dude swung on them and they k*lled him… it was a white dude who fired the shots he probably gone try to use stand your ground law or self defense

Key word "try"

And cops gonna pull over any and every body out there when a shooting happens. Florida dont really play with that