Washington, Mar 20 (UNI) The Metropolis of Miami Seaside, within the U.S. state of Florida, issued a state of emergency and a curfew on Sunday after two lethal shootings.

Town mentioned the curfew will likely be from 11:59 p.m. Sunday native time (0359 GMT Monday) till 6 a.m. Monday (1000 GMT). Officers intend to impose related extra curfew restrictions from Thursday by subsequent Monday.

The measures got here after a person died and one other man was injured in a capturing in South Seaside Friday night time, and one other lethal capturing in Miami Seaside early Sunday morning.

Miami Seaside Mayor Dan Gelber mentioned in a video message posted on Sunday that the crowds and presence of firearms have “created a peril that can’t go unchecked.”

A south Florida island metropolis, Miami Seaside will maintain a particular fee assembly on Monday afternoon “to debate the restrictions past Monday,” in line with a press launch.

The USA has misplaced greater than 8,960 lives to gun violence to this point this yr, in line with the Gun Violence Archive.

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