OAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A 41-year-old man was arrested this past Sunday in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend earlier this year in Oakland Park, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
An arrest report obtained Tuesday by Local 10 News identified the suspect as Miguel Hernandez, who faces one count of manslaughter with a firearm and multiple drug possession charges.
The shooting happened on Jan. 24 near the 4000 block of Northeast Eighth Avenue. Deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to reports of a shooting and found the victim in the yard outside a small efficiency unit.
According to investigators, the woman was lying near the doorway with her head on a ledge and her body extending into the yard. A large pool of blood surrounded her head, and she was still breathing when deputies arrived.
Deputies said Hernandez, the victim’s boyfriend, was nearby, crying and with blood on his hands, saying, “Help her, help her.”
They said Hernandez’s mother, who lives nearby, called 911 after hearing what she believed were gunshots coming from the efficiency where the couple lived.
Detectives said the victim was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where she later died. A death investigation was then launched.
During a search of the efficiency, deputies said they found a black pouch containing two small glass pipes commonly used to smoke illicit drugs.
Investigators said they also recovered a gun resting on top of a laundry basket filled with clothes just inside the unit, with the barrel facing the doorway.
Detectives said the gun was impounded, and they obtained consent to search Hernandez’s cellphone, though the report does not detail what, if anything, was found.
Jail records show Hernandez was being held without bond at the Broward County Main Jail, as of Tuesday.
A motive for the shooting remains unclear at this time.
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