Coconut Creek shooter leaves 2 dead, 2 injured, including officer, police say

Police chief: Jason Roseman fired shotgun, injuring Officer AndrewĀ Renna

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. ā€“ The accused shooter whoĀ left two people dead and two injured -- including a police officer -- Saturday morning in Coconut Creek has a history of domestic violence, records show.Ā 

Coconut Creek Police Department Chief Albert ArenalĀ saidĀ the shooter, whom detectives identified as Jason Roseman, surrendered after the shooting.

The 44-year-old suspect is accused of firing a shotgunĀ at Officer AndrewĀ Renna, who has been with the department for more than four years.Ā  He was responding to a 7:05 a.m. 911 call about a stabbingĀ 

"His vehicle immediately took rounds," ArenalĀ said, adding that although the 30-year-old officer sped away from the shooterĀ as quickly as he could, he was woundedĀ as the bullets pierced through the passenger door and the passenger window.

When detectives arrived, they found a crime scene that involved three homesĀ along Northwest 57th DriveĀ between Northwest 42nd and 43rd Way in the city's Coral Point subdivision. Officers said it was a difficult crime scene that required the cooperation of other law enforcement agencies.

Authorities are investigating a shooting in Coconut Creek that left two dead and three injured ā€” including a police officer.

"When I looked outside I just saw a whole bunch of cop cars and SWAT teams and everything," Markens AugustinĀ said, adding thatĀ he woke up to mayhem in his neighborhood.Ā 

RosemanĀ dropped the shotgun and surrendered at Northwest 56thĀ Drive, Arenal said.

Officers arrest Jason Roseman Saturday morning in Coconut Creek. Photo by Local 10 News viewer via Local 10 News Editor Kerry Weston

It was an eerie anniversary for Roseman,Ā who was born in Hickory, North Carolina.

Broward County court records show the Coconut Creek Police Department arrested RosemanĀ two years ago, Aug. 24, 2017, for domestic battery by strangulation, touch or strike battery and aggravated assault.Ā 

On Saturday afternoon, detectives were still working to piece the puzzle.

In the home where Northwest 42ndĀ Way and Northwest 57th Drive meet, officers reported findingĀ a woman's body, a dead pit bull,Ā ammunition and what appeared to be anĀ improvised explosive device. The SWAT team laterĀ identified it as a prop.Ā 

A woman was dead in the neighboring home's driveway and a man was injured at a nearbyĀ home.

ArenalĀ said the man who was found wounded is in extremely critical condition, andĀ Renna is in stable condition. They are both at Broward Health North's intensive care unit. Renna'sĀ rightĀ lung was punctured.Ā 

"We feel very lucky about his condition," ArenalĀ said about the police officer, adding that his survivalĀ was largely due to the quick action of police officers and the Margate Coconut Creek Fire Rescue personnel.Ā 

A tearful woman who was talking to detectives outside of the crime scene collapsed in shock on Saturday afternoon at the crime scene, saying "Oh my God!"Ā She later headed toĀ Broward Health North.Ā 


Local 10 News reporters Parker Branton and Madeleine Wright and Assignment Desk Editors Sandra Antonio and Marcine Joseph.


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Roy Ramos joined the Local 10 News team in 2018. Roy is a South Florida native who grew up in Florida City. He attended Christopher Columbus High School,Ā Homestead Senior HighĀ School and graduated from St. Thomas University.

Sanela Sabovic joined Local 10 News in September 2012 as an assignment editor and associate producer.Ā In August 2015, she became a full-time reporter and fill-in traffic reporter. Sanela holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a concentration in radio, television and film from DePaul University.