BSO: 3-year-old girl shot and killed at Extended Stay hotel in Tamarac

(WPLG)

A three-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday morning at a hotel in Tamarac, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

It happened just after 8:15 a.m. at an Extended Stay America, located near the 3000 block of West Commercial Boulevard.

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BSO deputies and Tamarac Fire Rescue responded to the shooting and pronounced the girl dead at the scene, according to authorities.

Investigators said the child was accompanied by a woman at the scene. Police did not say if the woman was related to the girl involved in the shooting.

A Local 10 News crew was at the scene where BSO’s Homicide Unit detectives and a forensics team were investigating the area and the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

Detectives have not revealed any information on the girl’s identity, nor have they identified any possible suspect or suspects at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.


About the Authors

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

Joseph Ojo joined Local 10 in April 2021. Born and raised in New York City, he previously worked in Buffalo, North Dakota, Fort Myers and Baltimore.

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