Victim IDed, reward offered in Lauderhill homicide

Dimithry Remarais was shot and killed in Lauderhill on Aug. 18 (Broward Crime Stoppers/WPLG)

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Officials have identified a man who was shot and killed at a Lauderhill apartment complex last Thursday and are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in his murder.

Officers responded to the Windward Vista Apartment Homes complex at 4591 NW 19th St. at around 10:30 p.m. after getting reports of a shooting, Lauderhill police Maj. Mike Santiago told Local 10 News last Friday.

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Santiago said officers arrived to find the wounded victim, identified Thursday by Broward Crime Stoppers as Dimithry Remarais. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

He said investigators determined Remarais was approaching his car, a grey Hyundai, and at some point a suspect or suspects shot him.

The suspect or suspects then took off in the Hyundai, which police later found abandoned in Fort Lauderdale, Santiago said.

He said there were no known witnesses to the crime.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lauderhill Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a suspect or suspects.


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Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.

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