MIAMI — The city of Miami Beach declared a state of emergency and announced a midnight curfew Sunday after two deadly shootings rocked Ocean Drive this weekend amid huge spring break crowds.
City Manager Alina Hudak issued the order after a fatal shooting around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Drive near 11th Street. City officials initially declined to impose a curfew after one person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Friday night around 10:30 p.m. on Ocean Drive but changed course after the second shooting Sunday.
The curfew will take effect Sunday night into Monday and apply to all of South Beach, an area bounded by 23rd Street and Dade Boulevard on the north, Government Cut on the south, Biscayne Bay on the west and the Atlantic Ocean on the east. The area includes Ocean Drive and other party strips in the city’s entertainment district.
