South Florida

8-year-old South Florida girl killed in a drive-by shooting, cops say

An 8-year-old girl was killed in a Friday night drive-by shooting, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.

The shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. in the 500 block of Southeast First St., PBSO said, putting it less than a block from Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. East, a major east-west thoroughfare.

No other information was released about the tragedy.

Anyone with information should call Crimestoppers at 1-800-458-8477 (TIPS).

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David J. Neal
Miami Herald
Since 1989, David J. Neal’s domain at the Miami Herald has expanded to include writing about Panthers (NHL and FIU), Dolphins, old school animation, food safety, fraud, naughty lawyers, bad doctors and all manner of breaking news. He drinks coladas whole. He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.
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