Crime

Two dead in Hollywood shooting, cops say. Police ask the community for help

Hollywood Police Department is investigating a double homicide after a shooting Monday night. The victims identities have not been identified.
Hollywood Police Department is investigating a double homicide after a shooting Monday night. The victims identities have not been identified. Miami Herald file

Hollywood officers rushed to a late-night shooting Monday that resulted in the deaths of two men, police said.

Around 8:20 p.m., officers were called to the shooting in the 5600 block of Wiley Street and found two men with gunshot wounds, Hollywood police said.

The two men were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital, where they later died.

Erick Lowell Johnson has been identified as one of the men.

Hollywood police are asking help finding details on the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call 954-764-4357 or 954-967-4567. Tipsters can email or text hollywoodpdtips@hollywoodfl.org. Info can also be given to Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or browardcrimestoppers.org.

Crime Stoppers is offering an up to $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in this case.

This story was originally published August 30, 2022 at 5:10 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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