Teen in critical condition after a domestic double shooting, Fort Lauderdale police say
A Tuesday morning double shooting put a teenager in critical condition and sent a senior citizen to the hospital, Fort Lauderdale police say.
Police detained a woman they say they found standing in the front yard of a home with a gun. That woman, police said, “was responsible for disarming the suspect during the altercation.”
The suspect, later identified by police as Gwendlyn Whitfield-Dorsey, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder.
The exact age of the teen and the names of the victims have not been released.
Fort Lauderdale police spokesmen say officers were checking out a call of shots fired in the 2900 block of Southwest 13th Court around 8:25 a.m. when they heard more shots nearby. Following that sound brought them to the woman in the front yard of a home. She had a gun, which she dropped upon request, police say.
Meanwhile, the teen and an adult described as “an elderly man” came up to officers with gunshot wounds. The man was taken to Broward Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The teen was in critical condition, but stable, police said Tuesday afternoon.
“This appears to be domestic-related at this time, however, it’s early in the investigation,” Fort Lauderdale police Assistant Chief Frank Sousa said.
This story was originally published February 9, 2021 at 11:40 AM.
