“Due to the recent criminal activity and the escalation of that activity, this has given rise to a state of emergency within the jurisdiction of the town of Conway,” Mayor Brian Bolton wrote in the proclamation.

The declaration is to last from 6 this evening until 6 p.m. Monday.

While the town is not imposing a curfew, it is requesting, beginning this evening, citizens be off the streets from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The suggested curfew is effective through Monday.

“This proclamation will prohibit the possession of consumption of any alcoholic beverage, including beer, wine and spiritous liquor (other) than on one's own premises and will prohibit the transfer, transportation, sale or purchases of any alcoholic beverage within the area of the town described in the proclamation,” the document reads. “The prohibition will apply to transfers of alcoholic beverages by employees of Alcoholic Beverages Control stores as well as by anyone else within the geographical area described.”

In the proclamation Bolton writes, “In order to preserve the public health, safety and welfare of Conway citizens, I hereby request limited to no appearances in public of anyone except law enforcement, emergency services personnel and elected municipal officials between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2015 through Monday, July 6, 2015.”

Said the mayor this afternoon, “It's a tough decision. We're basically punishing businesses and putting a little bit of an imposition on our citizens.”

With three shootings over the span of a week, the mayor said, “I've never seen this kind of crime spree. It's all pointed to drug and gang activity. I believe it started over Memorial Day and escalated to the point we had to do something.”