Police seek info after 40-year-old shot dead in Fort Lauderdale

40-year-old Jermaine Montique (Fort Lauderdale Police Department)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is seeking information on the homicide of a 40-year-old man after he was fatally shot in April, authorities said Thursday.

According to Fort Lauderdale Police spokeswoman Casey Liening, officers received multiple calls of a shooting in the early morning hours of April 8, near the 700 block of Northwest 22nd Road.

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Police said upon arrival, Jermaine Montique, of Tallahassee, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

According to authorities, officers attempted life-saving measures until Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue arrived and pronounced Montique dead.

Broward County Crime Stoppers offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Detective Jennifer Saint Jean at 954-828-5570, Detective Thomas Taylor at 954-828-6673 or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Crime Stoppers flyer for Jermaine Montique. (Broward County Crime Stoppers)

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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

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