Crime

Two charged in robbery and murder of man in Broward, deputies say

The Broward Sheriff’s Office charged Samuel Johnson and Israel Griffin in the robbery and murder of a man in Pembroke Park Monday.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office charged Samuel Johnson and Israel Griffin in the robbery and murder of a man in Pembroke Park Monday. ARCHIVO DEL MIAMI HERALD DE GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO

Two men are accused of robbing and killing a man in a Broward community Monday night, deputies said.

Samuel Johnson, 32, of Lauderhill, and Israel Griffin, 29, of Opa-locka, face charges of murder, robbery with a firearm, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Before 7:15 p.m. Monday, Johnson and Griffin had robbed the unidentified man at gunpoint in the area of 5500 Southwest 41st Street in Pembroke Park, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.

Shots were fired between the three men, hitting them all, deputies said.

The victim was dead when Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue arrived.

Johnson and Griffin were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, deputies said.

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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