Entornointeligente.com / Last Wednesday, Dan Gelber, the mayor of Miami Beach, said that the “South Beach entertainment district” must be dismantled, due to the recent violent events in the area.
Although not all citizens in the area agree with the mayor, many business owners, restaurant and hotel managers, and some local residents expressed concern about the level of crime on the streets of Ocean Drive.
Gelber communicated that he does not think it is safe. “There is no doubt that sometimes it is not safe.”
Dan Gelber. Photo: courtesy
In broad daylight last Tuesday, a gunman shot a pedestrian in front of the Winter Haven Hotel on 14th Street. In the video you can see that the pedestrian ran and the gunman turned the corner on Ocean Drive, according to Local 10.
MOST DISCONCERNING SHOOTING AMONG OCEAN DRIVE RESIDENTS: Around 6:23 pm last Tuesday, Marquita Bradford claimed to have seen a man pointing a gun at a small child, and heard another man say: “That’s my son ”, who then interposed himself between the firearm and his son to receive the shots, at La Cervecería de Barrio (Mexican restaurant) located between Ocean Drive and 14th Street.
Dustin Wakefield with his wife and son. Photo: courtesy
The gunman had chosen his victim at random while under the influence of drugs; the suspect was arrested just 4 minutes after shooting, and was identified as Tamarius David, 22; and was convicted of murdering Dustin Wakefield, a 21-year-old father who was dining with his wife and son while enjoying a few days of vacation.
YOU MAY ALSO BE INTERESTED: FATHER STOOD TO SAVE HIS ONE-YEAR-OLD SON AND DIED WHEN HE RECEIVED THE SHOTS Also in another shooting, a well-known entrepreneur like Zwë, who resides in Miami Beach, was skating down the boardwalk when he heard gunshots in Lummus Park . Turns out a tourist from Georgia was shooting another tourist from Colorado.
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Zwë wrote on Twitter, “If you’re in Miami Beach, stay away… I see a couple hiding behind a wall yelling to jump with them. The shots began to sound and then the screams were loudest for 20 minutes. So foolish. I’m praying” .
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