Deputy shooting under investigation in Broward

Deputy shooting under investigation in Broward

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is looking into a deputy-involved shooting that happened Sunday evening in the 2500 block of Northwest 9th Court, just outside Fort Lauderdale in unincorporated Broward County.

Family confirms man known as ‘Fat Boy’ killed in Goulds drive-by shooting

Police are investigating after a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in Goulds Saturday. (Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers/ WPLG) (Mackey, Ryan)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man known as “Fat Boy” was killed in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Miami-Dade County’s Goulds neighborhood, relatives told Local 10 News.

Authorities said officers responded to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Southwest 222nd Street and 114th Court.

The man’s stepmother identified the deceased victim as Edward Roberts.

A Local 10 News crew was at the scene where a black car with at least two bullet holes had shattered windows on its driver’s side and back windshield and was mounted on a tow truck.

A black car mounted on a tow truck was seen with bullet holes and shattered windows following a fatal drive-by shooting in southwest Miami-Dade Saturday.

Police have not released any additional information on the victim and a motive for the shooting remains unclear at this time.

Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest in this case.

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Samiar Nefzi

Samiar Nefzi

Samiar Nefzi joined the Local 10 News team in August of 2023.

Ryan Mackey

Ryan Mackey

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