Man fatally shot while driving in Lauderhill
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LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Lauderhill police are investigating after a man was fatally shot while driving over the weekend.
The shooting was reported just after 10 p.m. Sunday in the area of 7500 W. Oakland Park Blvd.
According to Lauderhill police Lt. Mike Santiago, officers responded to the scene and found the victim, Ta’Quan Smith, 27, of Lauderhill, unresponsive inside his vehicle with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds.
Smith was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he later died.
According to Santiago, it appears that Smith and another driver were heading west on Oakland Park Boulevard when the other driver shot at Smith for unknown reasons.
Published January 19, 2021 •
Updated on January 19, 2021 at 1:15 pm
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The crash happened just before 4 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of Wilton Drive.
Broward Sheriff s Office officials said 18-year-old Tyler Weaver was behind the wheel of a Ford Expedition SUV and trying to make a turn when he lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a Wells Fargo bank at 2525 N. Dixie Highway.
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BSO seeks information about hit-and-run crash that left woman dead
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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred last week in Oakland Park and left one woman dead.
According to authorities, the incident was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday in the 3800 block of North Andrews Avenue.
BSO spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis said deputies and first responders from Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene and discovered that the victim, Nancy Vasquez, 59, had been struck by a car while crossing North Andrews Avenue diagonally in the far left inner thru lane.
A total of 23,478 people in Florida are overdue for their second COVID vaccine shots. Both vaccines approved for use in the United States require two doses.
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