Death investigation underway after a body was found inside a Coral Springs home

An investigation is underway after a body was found inside a Coral Springs home.

A man was shot and killed at the home late Tuesday night, according to Coral Springs police.

The home is in the 3800 block of Rock Island Road.

A heavy police presence remained outside of the home early Wednesday morning, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4.

Residents were asked to stay away from the area late Tuesday night and to call them at 954-344-1800 if they had any information about “suspicious activity.”

Police said the death is being treated as a homicide.

This article will be updated once more information becomes available.

This story was originally published October 30, 2019 at 7:10 AM.

Michelle Marchante

Miami Herald

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Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription