Fatal shooting at Walgreens in Broward started with dispute between 2 armed men: cops
A deadly shooting at a Walgreens in Broward on Monday morning began with an argument between the man accused of pulling the trigger and another man who angrily approached him over either a perceived slight or for looking at his girlfriend, according to police.
What can be agreed upon based on witnesses who spoke to police and the store’s security camera footage is that Jaime Lenard Taylor, 28, who was standing at the Walgreens’ cash register while talking on the phone, shot Anthony Souvenir inside the drug store, located at 2499 SW 101st Avenue in Miramar.
All three witnesses told police that minutes before the shooting, Souvenir angrily confronted Taylor, who was being assisted by the cashier and was on the phone with his cousin, according to the Miramar police incident report.
Per the store’s security camera footage, Souvenir’s girlfriend, whose name is redacted from the report, walked inside holding her baby and passed Taylor at 11:24 a.m. About 20 seconds later, Souvenir can be seen walking in the store and past Taylor. Then Taylor is seen pulling a handgun from his waistband and pointing in Souvenir’s direction, the report states.
Souvenir is then seen in the footage standing in front of Taylor, who took two steps toward him and fired his gun before running out of the store, according to the report. Souvenir ran after him, holding a gun and collapsed on the ground right outside of the exit of the store, the video shows, according to the report.
Paramedics took him to Memorial Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:58 a.m., police said. Monday was his 27th birthday.
His father told Miami Herald news partner CBS Miami that the day began with his family singing “Happy Birthday” and celebrating with him.
Souvenir’s girlfriend, who said Souvenir is the father of her baby, told police she went to Walgreens to buy dish soap. While in the store, she heard Souvenier arguing with Taylor at the register, according to the report. From her understanding, it appeared as though her boyfriend though Taylor said something to him, but he was actually on the phone with someone else.
She said she heard Taylor say, “I’m not even [expletive] talking to you. I’m on the [expletive] phone,” according to the report.
She said Souvenir then approached him, and she tried to deescalate the situation, the report states.
As the confrontation continued, she said Taylor cautioned to Souvenir, “Oh don’t do it bro. I’m on that type of time.”
The woman said Taylor then pulled out his gun and began shooting, according to the report.
The Walgreens manager — who was waiting on Taylor and helping him transfer money to a cash app — told police that it looked like Souvenir thought Taylor was speaking to him when he was actually on the phone.
“The victim walked away but then returned and appeared to be the aggressor,” police stated in their report, based on their interview with the manager.
Taylor returned to the Walgreens after driving to a friend’s house while police were still investigating the shooting. He told police he shot Souvenir, but said he did so because he thought Souvenir was going to shoot him, according to the report.
At the Miramar police station, Taylor agreed to speak with officers without his attorney.
He told officers that the incident began after Souvenir’s girlfriend walked past him. Taylor told police that Souvenir though he was checking the woman out and said, “You’re looking too hard,” the report revealed.
He walked away, but soon returned, saying, “It’s the energy. It’s the energy,” Taylor told police, per the report.
Taylor, who was carrying a Glock .40 caliber handgun in a holster that he said was visible in his waistband, noticed Souvenir was looking at the weapon, he told police, the report states. He told police that Souvenir said to him, “I see you got one. I got one too,” according to the report.
Taylor said it was then that he pulled his gun out and pointed it at the side, police stated in their report. He said Souvenir reached into his backpack, and he saw the imprint of a handgun pressed against the bag’s fabric, the report indicates.
Taylor told police he fired at Souvenir’s backpack and then ran away, the report states.
However, police wrote in their report that the shooting was not in self defense because he “did not make any attempts to withdraw himself from the situation, rather he pulled out his firearm and took two steps toward the victim.”
As of Tuesday, Taylor was being held with bond to be set in Broward County jail on a charge of non-premeditated murder. Information on his legal representation was not immediately available. According to Broward County court records, he does not have any criminal history.
This story was originally published February 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM.
