SUNRISE, Fla. – Sunrise police are searching for a shooter after a man was killed right in front of his own home.
Family and friends are now shocked at the loss of 62-year-old Isaac Wright, Jr.
It happened shortly before 10 p.m. Monday at an apartment complex along Northwest 15th Street and 60th Avenue.
Friends say Wright was a nice man and they are stunned something like this happened.
The victim’s neighbor, Ernest Creech, said he heard a single gunshot go off and called police for help.
“We found him -- he was lying face down on the floor and two, three minutes (later), I dialed 911, and that’s where we found him at until police got here,” Creech said. “We used to hang out together, just chill, relax, but something like this is beyond thoughts and words. It’s just crazy for somebody to just do something like that.”
Wright, whose family identified him Tuesday, leaves behind a family in disbelief.
“He was an awesome dad, that was my best friend,” Chaquetta Bolden, his daughter said. “He loved his kids, grandchildren, he loved us unconditionally.”
Wright’s son tells Local 10 News that the beloved father of two and grandfather of 15 was shot in the back.
“He was just one of those people that was likeable,” Bolden said. “I can’t understand what brought this upon (him). I just don’t understand. He’s a good guy.”
So far, police have not released a shooter description or a motive.
“I’m just sitting here baffled,” friend Robert Houston said. “Why would somebody do something to someone who don’t harm nobody, who don’t bother nobody, who stays to himself and stays at home. I don’t know.”
Anyone with further information is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.