UPDATE: Child Shooting Victim Was Three Years Old

Broward County Child Shot, Killed. Police Continue To Investigate.

BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com

BROWARD COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The victim of a shooting in Broward County early Saturday morning was three years old, according to an update just released Sunday afternoon by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. According to BSO in a statement to BocaNewsNow.com:

“At approximately 8:19 a.m., on Saturday, Nov. 25, Broward County Regional Communications received a call reporting a shooting near the 3000 block of West Commercial Boulevard in Tamarac. Broward Sheriff’s Office district deputies and Tamarac Fire Rescue responded. On scene, deputies located a child suffering from a gunshot wound. The child was accompanied by an adult female. Deputies quickly established a perimeter to investigate. Paramedics pronounced the child deceased on scene. BSO’s Homicide Unit detectives were notified and responded to the scene. 

BSO investigators with the assistance of Lauderhill Police Department detained two occupants of a U-haul truck located in Lauderhill in connection with the shooting. The individuals were subsequently released.

BSO Homicide detectives continue to investigate the circumstances leading up to this fatal shooting. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact BSO Homicide Unit Detective Kevin Nitsch at 954-321-4876 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app. If you wish to remain anonymous, please contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.”