re: Black Spring Break is coming up in Biloxi. Here's what to know.

Posted on 4/16/23 at 6:06 pm to boxcarbarney

Posted by PillPusher

Gulf Coast

Member since Oct 2009

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Posted on 4/16/23 at 6:06 pm to boxcarbarney

Reports of an a shooting on the beach. Multiple people hit. Possible officer involved.

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Posted by BRich

Old Metairie

Member since Aug 2017

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Posted on 4/17/23 at 5:27 pm to painman1

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Is there an over/under for shootings yet?

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I'm thinking 2 shootings. Countless fights, vandalism, and other crimes.

Formal recap from the City of Biloxi:

"Spring breakers saturated roadways and businesses throughout the weekend to enjoy what the coast has to offer. But a number of incidents across the city from Woolmarket to Point Cadet have caused concern regarding the 2023 event.

"This is an event that has been thrust upon Biloxi for a couple of decades now" Mayor Andrew "FoFo" Gilich said. "Public safety is our responsibility for our visitors and importantly our residents and we are in our after-action analysis."

The initial numbers from the Biloxi Police Department show that officers responded to 669 spring break calls for service -in addition to the overall 2,160 calls for service last week. There were over 60 vehicles towed and 40 arrests including 19 felonies. The offenses ranged from traffic, drug, and firearm violations, to drunkenness, permit violations, officer assaults, and shootings.

"We dealt with a number of incidents that we usually don't have to deal with during spring break," Biloxi Police Chief John Miller said. "We are investigating several activities. We had five shooting victims, including a Biloxi Police Officer, one homicide, and several assaults that took place over the weekend all while trying to keep traffic moving."

The city's traffic plan, which is used for special events throughout the year that impact U.S. 90, kept traffic flowing, often slowly, throughout the weekend. Heavy traffic was seen on the roadways Saturday night and throughout Sunday. In fact, police never had to limit U.S. 90 to two-lane traffic between Cowan Road and I-110.
So, what is next? City officials are accessing the impacts of the spring break activities on the city, its residents, and its citizens. Mayor Gilich plans to report on the issues at Tuesday's 1:30 p.m. city council meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will take place on the second floor of Biloxi City Hall.

Said Mayor Gilich: "Biloxi has had to react to what promoters have brought to this event without consideration of the consequences. The result has been a serious cost to city manpower and resources that could be better used. Our priority is keeping Biloxi safe, friendly, and beautiful".

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