Another Day, Another Shooting At South Beach, Spring Break, City Locks Down Via Curfew

MIAMI -- The city of Miami Beach on Sunday issued a state of emergency and imposed a curfew after two fatal shootings occurred this weekend.

The curfew was set to begin Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and last through Monday at 6 a.m. with similar limitations set for next Thursday through Monday amid a spate of spring break festivities, the city said in a written statement.

The city took the extreme measure following an overnight shooting Sunday and one Friday night that sent panicked crowds fleeing for cover.

In the most recent shooting, a suspect was in custody after a man was killed early Sunday after being shot in Miami Beach during a violent weekend in which a second person was fatally shot late Friday during a separate slaying, authorities said.

Police said the man who was fatally shot in the most recent incident died after being rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital. A second person was hurt but treated at the scene and released, according to police.

The suspect was arrested after being chased and detained in the 1200 block of Washington Avenue, according to a police social media post.

Police identified the suspect as Dontavious Leonard Polk, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, according to the police report.

He was being held Sunday night on a first-degree murder charge for a slaying that appeared to have been a random crime, according to investigators.

Miami Beach police posted that officers heard gunfire around 3:30 a.m. near 11th Street and Ocean Drive.