Candlelight vigil in Tamarac honors 21-year-old man fatally shot before crash

TAMARAC, Fla. – The loved ones of a 21-year-old man met for a candlelight vigil on Thanksgiving Day where there was a growing memorial with flowers in Tamarac.

The man died on Wednesday after a shooting and a crash on the 7000 block of Northwest 79 Avenue at the gated Bonaire at Woodmont community, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies found him dead after he was shot in the car and crashed into a pole. The case remains unsolved and deputies have not released the identity of the victim.

Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.


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