Broward County

Teenager arrested on murder charge stemming from a November shooting death in Broward

Vidal Victor Lazo, 47, was charged with child neglect with great bodily harm after he crashed the vehicle he was driving on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.
Vidal Victor Lazo, 47, was charged with child neglect with great bodily harm after he crashed the vehicle he was driving on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. Archives

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives on Tuesday arrested a Margate teen on a felony murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in Tamarac in November.

The 17-year-old was arrested at his home this week, according to the BSO. He is accused of shooting 21-year-old Mateo Delgado as he sat in his parked car at the 7000 block of Northwest 79th Avenue around 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22.

After being hit, Delgado drove away, but crashed his car into a pole, the BSO said.

Tamarac Fire Rescue paramedics declared Delgado dead at the scene of the crash, the sheriff’s office said.

The teen, who has not been named, was booked into custody Tuesday at the Juvenile Assessment Center.

David Goodhue
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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