One man dead after shooting by Broward sheriff’s deputy at airport area hotel
What started as a traffic stop, Broward Sheriff’s Office said, turned into a Monday morning shooting that left the driver of that car dead in the parking lot of a Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport area hotel.
News helicopters, including that of Miami Herald news partner CBS4, saw a body covered by yellow tarpaulin in the parking lot of Home2 Suites by Hilton, 161 SW 19th Ct. in Dania Beach.
BSO said deputies tried to stop a silver Lexus with a stolen tag in the 1900 block of Stirling Road around 10:54 a.m. The chase became a footrace, BSO said, as the driver ran through the hotel properties bordering Interstate 95.
What actually happened remains under investigation, but BSO says the man was armed and a gun was found near him. BSO Fire Rescue tried CPR, but he would be pronounced dead on the scene.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, as is standard.
This story will be updated.
This story was originally published November 16, 2020 at 1:26 PM.
