For the third year in a row, Miami Beach finds itself struggling with spring break violence, including two fatal shootings, despite a massive police presence and activities designed to give people alternatives to drinking alcohol and roaming the streets.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — For the third year in a row, Miami Beach finds itself struggling with spring break violence, including two fatal shootings and unruly crowds, despite a massive police presence and activities designed to give people alternatives to drinking alcohol and roaming the streets.
“The volume of people in our city, the unruly nature of too many and the presence of guns has created a peril that cannot go unchecked,” Gelber said in aissued Sunday. “It is clear that even an unprecedented police presence could not prevent these incidents from occurring.”Miami Beach police reported at least 322 arrests on a variety of charges between Feb. 27 and Sunday. Gelber said more than 70 firearms were confiscated in that time.
“Next thing I know, I started hearing about two shots. I got low and got scared,” Travis Turner, a bystander from Michigan, told WSVN-TV.
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