Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, joined by other city leaders, announced Tuesday their plans to curtail violence on and near Ocean Drive.
An emergency news conference took place at Miami Beach City Hall Tuesday morning in wake of several violent incidents that took place in South Beach over Memorial Day Weekend.
Mayor Levine, who was joined by Miami Beach Police Chief Daniel Oates and City Manager Jimmy Morales, proposed cutting alcohol sales at 2 a.m. along Ocean Drive. He also proposed removing the noise reduction exemption for businesses.
Police say one man died and another was injured in a shooting Sunday that stemmed from a parking dispute.
A person was stabbed with a bottle during a brawl Monday near Sixth Street, police also said.
Mayor Levine says the problems facing Ocean Drive are not limited to Memorial Day, but all-year.
Levine said he believes ending alcohol sales at 2 a.m. could have prevented the shootings in South Beach, which took place in the daytime.
WIOD was live at the conference. You can catch the entire briefing, here: