Police say man shot 13 times outside Lauderhill fish market

Victim shot mostly in face; police say shooting 'not a random act'

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Surveillance video released Wednesday shows a gunman standing over a man in Lauderhill as he shoots him 13 times, authorities said.

Police called the Martin Luther King Jr. Day shooting an execution and said the victim, Gary Wallock, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting was reported about 5:30 p.m. Monday outside the Lobster and Seafood Warehouse at 1854 NW 38th Ave.

Police said Wallock was leaving the fish market when he was shot in the parking lot.

Surveillance video shows Wallock's girlfriend standing near their car as Wallock is repeatedly shot and a man, who did not appear to be involved in the shooting, running away.

"We don't know the back story between these two individuals, but it is very clear (that) this was not a random act," Lt. Gregory Solowsky said. 

Authorities said Wallock's girlfriend tried to run away and was shot at twice.

"Thankfully for her, she actually tripped over a parking stone, which caused her to fall to the ground," Solowsky said. "You can clearly see that in the video. That simple accident may have saved her life."

Police are not clear on a motive yet, but said Wallock, who was was a Jamaican national, had no criminal record here.

Authorities said the gunman left in a blue 2010 Nissan Altima with dark-tinted windows and Florida tag EZX-F13.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.


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