The woman shot the man dead Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale cops say, then left in his car
A woman suspected of shooting a man in a Fort Lauderdale home Wednesday morning left him dead, police say, by leaving the scene in his car.
This occurred around 8:30 a.m. near Northwest 14th Avenue and Second Street. By 9:35, police say they had found the car around 3100 NW 19th St. The woman, identified by police Wednesday afternoon as 41-year-old Junita Sawyer, barricaded herself inside. SWAT and Crisis Negotiations Team members arrived and the woman surrendered soon after.
The victim’s name has yet to be released by police.
Sawyer’s been arrested on charges of premeditated murder; carjacking with a firearm; and robbery with a firearm.
Sawyer has a history of violence. According to Florida Department of Corrections records, she did 15 months in prison spanning 2000 and 2001 for attempted second degree murder and burglary of an unoccupied structure. In 2007-08, she spent nine months in prison for felony battery and false imprisonment.
This story was originally published November 3, 2021 at 2:26 PM.
