South Florida

A man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after they were found shot in a crashed car

A man and woman were found shot in crashed car in West Palm Beach. The man died at the scene and the woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office said.
A man and woman were found shot in crashed car in West Palm Beach. The man died at the scene and the woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition, the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office said. Miami Herald File

Shots rang out in a West Palm Beach neighborhood early Saturday morning.

Around 4:30 a.m., Palm Beach County Sheriff deputies got a call of shots fired in the 2300 block of Lena Lane, deputies said.

Deputies arrived and found a car crashed into a tree with a man and woman inside who were suffering from gunshot wounds. The man died at the scene and the woman was taken to a local hospital. She is in critical condition, deputies said.

Suspects and a motive is unknown.

Deputies urge anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477.

This story was originally published December 21, 2019 at 2:49 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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