By EFE
One person died and six were gunshot wounds in the touristy Miami neighborhood of Wynwood on Friday night, just at the start of the long weekend of Memorial Day or Memorial Day, which traditionally involves the arrival of thousands of visitors. and often violent incidents.
A few minutes before midnight, the local police went to
Wynwood, one of the main fashionable neighborhoods of the city
for its art galleries and restaurants of various gastronomy, after receiving emergency calls in which they were alerted that they had registered several shots.
The seven gunshot wounded were taken to nearby hospitals, and one of them died, local media reported.
Police have not reported any arrests or identified suspects.
Local authorities had announced the reinforcement of security measures in the face of the arrival of thousands of people this weekend, which for many represents the unofficial start of summer trips in the United States.
An estimated 2.5 million people fly on Memorial Day weekend
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Millions travel in the first long weekend without restrictions for those vaccinated against the coronavirus
The Miami airport anticipated about 110,000 daily passengers
during this long weekend, which is the highest number since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
The city of Miami Beach had announced restrictions for the Memorial Day weekend, which is celebrated on May 31 and honors its military personnel killed in service, which include, among other measures, limits on the number of people in the beach and controls in the access to the city.
The measures are intended to avoid the excesses that occurred last Spring Break
or spring break, when dozens of people who did not respect preventive norms due to the pandemic were arrested and confronted the police, in addition to seizing firearms.
Police always prepare especially for this weekend when thunderous hip-hop music, dancing, and drinking often led to late-night brawls and altercations.