Arrests Made In North Broward County Murder

BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com

BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Two arrests have now been made in a high-profile murder in North Broward County. The Broward Sheriff’s Office provided this information to BocaNewsNow.com:

Two Pompano Beach men are facing murder and attempted murder charges for their roles in a fatal shooting that occurred in February 2024.

At approximately 12:35 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2024, Broward County Regional Communications received a call regarding a shooting in the 2400 block of Northeast Sixth Avenue in Pompano Beach. BSO deputies responded and found a man, Sergio Barbosa, and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue transported both victims to a nearby hospital, where Barbosa was pronounced deceased. The woman survived her injuries. 

BSO’s Homicide and Crime Scene units responded to the scene. The investigation revealed that two gunmen, Alfredo Blue and Chad Sanford, approached the victims, who were outside near a vehicle. Sanford began struggling with Barbosa, and Blue began struggling with the woman. According to detectives, the woman and Blue were known to one another. The woman managed to get into a car and begin driving before she was shot by Blue. She then crashed the vehicle. 

During the other struggle, Sanford threw Barbosa to the ground, and Sanford and Blue then shot him multiple times. 

On March 8, 2024, members of BSO’s V.I.P.E.R. Unit arrested Blue for murder and attempted murder. Following a lengthy investigation, this past Thursday, April 11, BSO detectives arrested Sanford on the same charges. Both men are in custody at the Broward County Main Jail