Gunman kills Mercedes driver and passenger as they enter I-95, Fort Lauderdale cops say
The overnight double shooting that closed part of West Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday morning killed two Deerfield Beach residents, Fort Lauderdale police said.
Vernaldo Donner was 23. Terri McKenzie was 21.
Fort Lauderdale police say the killer shot into the 2017 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 with Donner and McKenzie as the pair headed for the northbound Interstate 95 ramp off westbound Sunrise Road and kept firing as the car continued along the ramp. The Florida Highway Patrol said its search of the area found 18 total casings on Sunrise Boulevard.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue took both Donner and McKenzie to Broward Health Medical Center. Donner died before early afternoon, McKenzie died closer to mid-afternoon.
Westbound Sunrise between Northwest 16th Avenue and the entrance to northbound I-95 was closed from 2:26 a.m. until late Tuesday morning.
Anyone who knows anything about this can reach out to Fort Lauderdale police Det. Thomas Taylor at 954-828-6673 or, anonymously, to Broward Crime Stoppers via the website or 954-493-8477 (TIPS).
This story was originally published May 9, 2023 at 7:36 AM.
