Broward County

A man was shot dead in a Seminole Hard Rock parking garage. Arrests have been made

Two men are charged in a murder at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early in the morning of Thursday, July 16, Seminole police said.
Two men are charged in a murder at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino early in the morning of Thursday, July 16, Seminole police said. pportal@miamiherald.com

Seminole police have arrested two men in connection with a homicide at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino that took place four and a half months ago.

On Thursday, police said Dion Brown, 21, and Jaleel Thomas, 25, were charged with felony murder with a firearm in the death of Pierre LaCroze.

LaCroze was shot and killed after driving onto the sixth floor of the Hard Rock’s Winner’s Way parking garage on July 16, police said.

Brown was arrested Wednesday near Orlando and is being held without bond in the John E. Polk Correctional Facility. Thomas was arrested on Nov. 24 in Fort Lauderdale and is in Broward County Jail.

This story was originally published December 3, 2020 at 10:58 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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