Crime

Shooter at large after killing man, 18, with a shot to the head in Broward, cops say

An 18-year-old man was found with a shot to the head at a Lauderhill strip mall on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.
An 18-year-old man was found with a shot to the head at a Lauderhill strip mall on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Google Maps

The person who killed an 18-year-old man with a shot to the head in Lauderhill has not been arrested, police said Thursday afternoon

Around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lauderhill officers rushed to a strip mall, 1190 North State Road 7, after receiving a 911 call about a shooting, police said in a news release. At the scene, they saw a man, Jaden Aldrich, inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.

Lauderhill Fire Rescue paramedics took him to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was declared dead.

“The motive is currently unknown and there are no known suspect(s) at this time,” police said.

This article will be updated as more details are available.

Anyone with information about the shooting is encouraged to call Lauderhill police at 954-497-4700. To remain anonymous, call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or visit browardcrimestoppers.org.

This story was originally published November 30, 2023 at 11:26 AM.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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