Crime

Man, 34, was killed and another wounded in Broward strip mall shooting, police say

A man was killed and another one was wounded in a shooting at a shopping plaza in Lauderhill, Florida, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, police said.
A man was killed and another one was wounded in a shooting at a shopping plaza in Lauderhill, Florida, on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, police said. CBS News Miami

A 34-year-old man was killed and another one was wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at a Lauderhill shopping plaza, police said.

Lauderhill officers drove to Sun Village Plaza, 4607 N. University Dr., around 3:35 a.m. following reports of a shooting, police said in a news release.

First responders found a man, later identified as Christopher Matthew Fletcher, unresponsive and with gunshot wounds at the strip mall’s parking lot. He was declared dead at Broward Health Medical Center.

Shortly after, a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound arrived at Florida Medical Center.

CBS News Miami footage showed about a dozen investigators looking for clues behind yellow crime scene tape.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Lauderhill Police Department at 954-497-4700 or the Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477. Crime Stoppers tips are anonymous.

This story was originally published February 7, 2024 at 10:12 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.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER