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Broward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest following a fatal shooting that occurred earlier this week at a shopping plaza in Lauderhill.

It has been over eight years since 39-year-old James Ortibez was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bicycle in Fort Lauderdale and detectives haven’t arrested the culprit.

Lauderhill police are investigating yet another shooting that occurred Monday night, a day after three people were shot at a strip mall.

Police are investigating a shooting that left one man hospitalized in Fort Lauderdale Thursday morning.

Fort Lauderdale police have released a photo and surveillance video of a suspect who they say is accused of kidnapping a woman over the weekend and raping her.

Police are investigating after a teenager was shot in Broward County.

For the past five days, 34-year-old Andrew Palacios is spending his time at Broward Health Medical Center in a medically induced coma after he was attacked outside of Capones nightclub in Fort Lauderdale on Friday.

Two people were hospitalized after a shooting near Lauderdale Lakes City Hall.

After spending five months of his life at Broward Health Medical Center, Alanie Lettsome was released from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and is going home to the island of St. Thomas, the hospital said in a news release Saturday.

A man was injured during a shooting early Wednesday morning in Fort Lauderdale.

A South Florida mother is living a nightmare after her daughter was one of two people murdered on Tuesday morning.

A man was critically wounded in a stabbing in the western edge of Fort Lauderdale Friday night, according to police.

Fort Lauderdale police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect after a man was shot near the city’s border with Oakland Park Thursday morning.

Fort Lauderdale police investigated a deadly overnight shooting near the city’s border with Oakland Park Thursday morning.

Flooding remains a big issue Thursday in Broward County. Here’s what’s open and closed.

Police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead in Fort Lauderdale Friday night.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead.

Authorities in Broward County are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Sunday.

Lauderhill police are investigating after a man was stabbed Thursday morning.

Tamarac Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene of a serious crash involving multiple vehicles Monday afternoon.

Authorities are investigating after a 57-year-old man died after driving into a barrier wall during a wrong-way crash on I-95 in Fort Lauderdale early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A multi-vehicle accident badly impacted traffic in northern Broward County on Sunday.

A neighborhood was relying on a generator on Monday morning after a man suffers burns after getting an electric shock in Fort Lauderdale, police said.

A multi-vehicle accident badly impacted traffic in northern Broward County on Sunday.

A 15-year-old boy has been identified as the victim fatally shot Monday in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed Tuesday morning.

Davie firefighters responded to a mobile home fire early Monday morning.

A family is mourning the loss of a loved one after a Fort Lauderdale preschool teacher was shot and killed in a road rage shooting while driving on Interstate 95 on Sunday night.

Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating after a multi-vehicle crash killed a woman on Sunday morning, authorities said.

Ana Estevez, who taught at the Nurtury Montessori School in Fort Lauderdale, died after she was shot on Sunday night while driving on Interstate 95 in Broward County, according to relatives. She was 23.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office released new details Wednesday about what led up to a fatal crash over the weekend in Tamarac.

A shooting near the Broward Transit bus terminal has left a woman dead.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies were investigating the cause of a fatal crash that killed a pedestrian in Tamarac on Tuesday morning.

An eight-year-old boy remained hospitalized on Thursday after a driver struck him after a crash in Fort Lauderdale.

A male died while he was in the custody of deputies on Thursday morning near a cemetery in unincorporated Broward County’s Washington Park area, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Officials have identified a man who was shot and killed at a Lauderhill apartment complex last Thursday and are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in his murder.

Officers responded to the Windward Vista Apartment Homes complex at 4591 NW 19th St. at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday night.

Detectives are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 74-year-old woman late Friday night in Fort Lauderdale.

Plantation Fire Rescue personnel took a child injured on Friday from Plantation to the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale.

Deputies arrested a 58-year-old man to face charges after a drunk-driving crash that killed a 23-year-old man last year in Fort Lauderdale.

Cellphone video shows the moments right after a man was shot over an alleged parking dispute.

A woman was hit and killed by a car in Lauderhill on Saturday as the driver sped away without even stopping.

Police said Rowe, 39, was behind the wheel of a white Ford sedan when it lost control and sped on the wrong side of Northwest 31st Ave.

A white Ford was traveling north on Northwest 31st Ave. when the driver lost control and crashed into a silver Lexus.

Detectives and crime scene investigators responded to a Fort Lauderdale apartment complex Tuesday afternoon.

Sunrise police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left one man dead Friday morning.

Lauderhill police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and a woman seriously injured Tuesday night.

Lauderhill police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead.

According to police, officers responded to the area of 1500 Northeast 4th Avenue after receiving reports of a person that had been shot.

While the move towards home birth is rising nationwide, as well as 25% in Florida during the pandemic, there are risks to the practice.

A man was rushed to an area hospital after a shooting Tuesday afternoon, and Fort Lauderdale police are searching for the person who opened fire.

A woman in her early 70s was rushed to a hospital, where she died after being struck by a Brightline train Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale.

The state of Florida is suing the Biden administration over its coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Oakland Park.

A man was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center on Monday after he was shot in the head, Broward fire rescue officials say.

Florida’s new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, touting the state’s monoclonal antibodies treatments for the recent reduction in COVID-19 hospitalizations.

A man was killed in a shooting on Monday morning in Fort Lauderdale.

A kitesurfer was rushed to a hospital in critical condition Wednesday morning after crashing into the wall of a home in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed.

An estimated 6.5 million people in the United States are walking around with a potential ticking time bomb: a brain aneurysm. When it ruptures, time and proper medical intervention are vital, as it was for Charlene Strass.

Fort Lauderdale police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Sunday morning in the area of West Broward Boulevard and Northwest 24th Avenue.

A man known for his clever panhandling signs was shot dead this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

Newly obtained surveillance video shows a white pickup truck crashing into a fence and mowing down the plants at the Fort Lauderdale Garden Center.

A 57-year-old woman was taken to Broward Health Medical Center Monday morning after a fire erupted inside a mobile home in Davie, authorities confirmed.

Two adults and two children were injured Friday afternoon in a car crash near Northwest 34th Avenue and West Sunrise Boulevard in Lauderhill.

Lauderhill police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian hospitalized in serious condition.

Brian Bravo, 46, of Pembroke Pines, entered the guilty plea in federal district court in Fort Lauderdale. He had been investigated for accepting bribes in exchange for awarding vendors lucrative government contracts.

According to authorities, three of the occupants were pronounced dead at the scene while a fourth was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

A man has been taken into custody in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Friday in a quiet Davie neighborhood, authorities confirmed Monday.

Broward Health’s chief medical officer says the hospital has seen “a slow wave” of patients, many between the ages of 25 and 44, needing to be admitted with COVID-19.

A man shot another man several times killing him on Thursday night in Sunrise, police said.

Fort Lauderdale police are trying to locate the driver of a cargo van that struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday.

At least one person is injured after a crane fell on a high voltage electrical line in Fort Lauderdale, fire rescue officials say.

A 6-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were injured in a shooting in Fort Lauderdale, police said on Monday morning.

A bomb threat was investigated but nothing found Sunday at a hospital in Fort Lauderdale.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – After a shooting left one a man injured and a video showed a man hurting a woman, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is increasing patrol units this weekend. Detectives are still searching for a suspect in an early Thursday morning shooting. Officers found a man who works in the area injured at the 100 block of Southwest Third Avenue. Police officers respond to a shooting on Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale detectives are asking anyone with any information about the Thursday morning shooting, to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Fort Lauderdale police released a photo of a car they believe is responsible for a pedestrian hit and run on Davie Boulevard. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A man was struck and is in critical condition after a car hit him. The vehicle then left the scene at Southwest 30th Avenue and Davie Boulevard, according to Fort Lauderdale police. FLPD obtained a photo of the vehicle believed to be involved in the hit-and-run. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of Davie Boulevard and immediately following the crash, the suspect vehicle turned southbound on Southwest 29th Terrace.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 16-year-old girl was taken to Broward Health Medical Center Friday morning after a fire erupted inside of a home in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed. Investigators said Friday that the fire started in an electrical outlet not far from the girl’s bed. Fort Lauderdale firefighters work to extinguish house fire. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Stephen Gollan said the smoke detectors inside the home saved the family’s lives. .they aren’t able to open a window and go out that way because it is blocked by the hurricane shutters,” Gollan said.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Two children were injured during a dog attack on Thursday evening in Lauderhill, one of who was hospitalized, authorities confirmed. He said Lauderhill Fire Rescue personnel transported the boy to Broward Health Medical Center in serious condition. The attack occurred while the seriously injured victim was visiting family members at a home. Santiago said he and two other children went outside to play video games and the home owner’s dog followed them outside. Santiago said the dog was secured inside the home and has since been surrendered by the owner to police.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Pet therapy dogs are a common sight in South Florida hospitals. Now they’re being utilized in a new way at Broward Health Medical Center. In the fall of 2020, hospital officials recognized how stressed employees were under the weight of dealing with COVID-19 amid all their other duties, and decided to start special pet therapy sessions for healthcare workers. “Canine-Assisted Therapy comes to visit day shift, and they also come at night so our night shift can benefit from the dogs and they absolutely love it. So they come once a month to visit our staff,” said Jenny Mackie with Broward Health Medical Center.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police released surveillance video Thursday that captured a man who they believe was involved in a fatal shooting last month. The shooting occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Feb. 12 in front of a business in the 800 block of Northwest 10th Terrace. The video shows a man wearing a black hoodie and black pants exiting a vehicle shortly before the shooting occurred. Police said the shooting occurred off camera and then the man is seen running back toward the vehicle, before fleeing the scene. Detectives have recovered the vehicle seen in the video, but the suspected gunman remains at large.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 23: Leonida Lipshy, RN in the COVID unit at the Broward Health Medical Center, prepares to inoculate a frontline caregiver with a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on December 23, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Broward Health Medical Center began vaccinating frontline healthcare workers last week with the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine and are continuing to inoculate frontline caregivers with both of the vaccines after the arrival of the Moderna. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)(2020 Getty Images)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 23: Leonida Lipshy, RN in the COVID unit at the Broward Health Medical Center, prepares to inoculate a frontline caregiver with a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on December 23, 2020 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Broward Health Medical Center began vaccinating frontline healthcare workers last week with the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine and are continuing to inoculate frontline caregivers with both of the vaccines after the arrival of the Moderna. According to Jennifer Smith, a spokeswoman for Broward Health, patients who belong to one of 18 increased-risk groups will be able to make an appointment for the vaccine soon. AdOnly those who are pregnant, or just gave birth, or have cancer will need a doctor’s note, according to Broward Health. For more information about Broward Health’s vaccination campaign and to get updates on vaccine availability, visit this page.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale police are reporting that a man has been transported to Broward Health Medical Center after he was found shot on State Road 84. According to FLPD, they were called to 1490 State Road 84 around 10 a.m. where they found the victim, but there were no other details. Police said they are investigating what led to the shooting. Local 10 News and Local 10.com will have more updates as this story develops.

A 39-year-old man died after a shooting on Friday in Fort Lauderdale, and detectives are searching for the gunman. According to Sgt. DeAnna Greenlaw, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, said officers responded to 844 NW 10 Terr., and found the man bleeding. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel took the man to Broward Health Medical Center where a doctor pronounced him dead. This is a developing story.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 16-year-old boy remained at Broward Health Medical Center on Wednesday after officers accused his mother of shooting him and a man in Fort Lauderdale. Gwendolyn Whitfield-Dorsey appeared in front of Broward Circuit Court Judge Tabitha Blackmon during a virtual hearing to face two counts of attempt premeditated murder. During the hearing, a defense attorney said the 32-year-old mother worked at Publix. Blackmon ordered Whitfield-Dorsey to undergo a mental health evaluation and to avoid all contact with her son and the man who was injured. Officers arrested Whitfield-Dorsey on Tuesday near the intersection of Southwest 29th Avenue and Southwest 13th Court in the River Run neighborhood.

“Every day, FBI Special Agents put themselves in harm’s way to keep the American people safe,” a statement from Wray, the FBI director, read. “Special Agent Alfin and Special Agent Schwartzenberger exemplified heroism today in defense of their country. #BREAKING info from @FBI: Two FBI #Agents are deceased and three are wounded. Ad“The FBI Agents Association mourns the loss of two FBI Special Agents killed in the line of duty today,” FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) President Brian O’Hare said in a statement. “FBI Special Agents risk their lives to protect our country, and the loss of these Agents is devastating to the entire FBI community and to our country.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – A Lauderhill police officer was injured while responding to a shooting that left a woman in serious condition. The crime scene spanned from a strip club to an emergency room. Gunfire broke out in the parking lot of Vegas Cabaret, a strip club on North University Drive in Lauderhill. The fleeing man tried to get away by getting into the passenger seat of another vehicle, police said. The woman injured in the strip club parking lot shooting was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, where she was listed in serious condition.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Lauderhill police are investigating after a man was fatally shot while driving over the weekend. The shooting was reported just after 10 p.m. Sunday in the area of 7500 W. Oakland Park Blvd. According to Lauderhill police Lt. Mike Santiago, officers responded to the scene and found the victim, Ta’Quan Smith, 27, of Lauderhill, unresponsive inside his vehicle with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. According to Santiago, it appears that Smith and another driver were heading west on Oakland Park Boulevard when the other driver shot at Smith for unknown reasons. Anyone with further information about the shooting is asked to call the Lauderhill Police Department at 954-497-4700.

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred last week in Oakland Park and left one woman dead. According to authorities, the incident was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday in the 3800 block of North Andrews Avenue. St. Louis said the driver never stopped to help Vazquez. A witness who heard the impact but didn’t see the crash told detectives that they saw a black four-door sedan heading north on North Andrews Avenue after the crash. Anyone with further information is asked to call BSO Traffic Homicide Detective Sherry Slagle-Grant at 954-321-4843.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A dispute between a husband and wife on Tuesday in Broward County resulted in a shooting and a car crash that left both of them injured, according to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Officers responded on Tuesday night to the area of East Commercial Boulevard and Northeast 24th Terrace and found the woman injured. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel took her to the Broward Health Medical Center. Officers and Fire Rescue personnel responded to the car crash Tuesday night at 220 Hibiscus Ave., in Lauderdale by the Sea. “Detectives have determined the male suffered injuries as a result of the crash as well as a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Adamson wrote in an e-mail on Wednesday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A former Broward Health purchasing director was in federal court Friday and stands accused of giving lucrative government contracts to vendors in exchange for bribes, prosecutors say. Brian Bravo, 46, is also accused of directing bribe money to various bank accounts in an attempt to conceal the crimes. Bravo, of Pembroke Pines, worked as the hospital system’s corporate procurement officer and director of materials management for about a decade. From 2008-2015, investigators say Bravo “engaged in a kickback scheme with vendors that provided products and services to Broward Health, including health care products, linens, compression sleeves, and printer repairs. Authorities say the case was investigated by the FBI’s Miami office and it is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey N. Kaplan.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A small group of South Florida parents kicked off 2021 by welcoming their new children into the world. Baptist Health welcomed its first baby of 2021 at the stroke of midnight. Broward Health welcomed its first baby of 2021 at 12:04 a.m. on January 1. (WPLG)The first baby to arrive at Broward Health Medical Center was delivered at 7:20 a.m. and his name is Liam Munoz. Liam was the first baby of the new year born at Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital at Broward Health Medical Center.

Broward Health has been offering COVID-19 vaccines to members of the community, however, they announced Wednesday that they have reached capacity for vaccinations through February and are not currently taking any more appointments. The health system hopes to resume scheduling new appointments in the coming weeks. Eduardo Heighes, 67, showed up early Wednesday to Broward Health Medical Center for his coronavirus shot. He’s one of 5,000 people who are booked to get the vaccine at Broward Health. Like Broward Health, Holy Cross Health in Fort Lauderdale was slammed with callers and stopped scheduling appointments for people outside its system, leaving folks in limbo.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Authorities are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred Monday morning in Lauderhill. The crash was reported around 1:30 a.m. in the area of Northwest 16th Street and North State Road 7. As the Mercedes was turning left, the two vehicles collided, sending the BMW crashing into a nearby bus stop, Santiago said. Lauderhill Police investigating a traffic fatality NW 16th st & NSR7. @LPDPIO is on scene pic.twitter.com/yE3rrdlv7w — LauderhillPDPIO (@LPDPIO) December 28, 2020Santiago said North State Road 7 and Northwest 16th Street remain closed while investigators process the scene.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 37-year-old father died after a shooting on Thursday near a Fort Lauderdale park where friends said he used to play dominoes frequently. Witnesses who said they knew the slain man said his son witnessed the shooting. The man’s black Honda had bullet holes in the windshield and the driver’s side window. Officers found him bleeding in the parked car near the playground at Lincoln Park at 625 NW 18th Ave. Fire Rescue personnel took him to Broward Health Medical Center where doctors pronounced him dead. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A North Lauderdale man was speeding nearly 60 mph faster than the limit before a crash that killed a pregnant woman over the Labor Day holiday weekend in Oakland Park, investigators say. Faustin, 27, turned himself in to BSO detectives last month and faces charges of vehicular homicide, four counts of reckless driving, driving while license suspended and violation of probation. Investigators say Faustin was driving a 2019 Toyota Corolla westbound on East Oakland Park Boulevard in the center lane, approaching the intersection of North Dixie Highway. Ybanez, who was six months pregnant, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead. BSO also says Faustin was driving while knowing his license had been suspended since May 15, 2017.

The victim’s sister-in-law said that the family learned about his death while watching a news story about a shooting in Lauderhill on Local 10. Vedner Jacsaint, 32, was shot to death around 6:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lauderhill Point apartment complex off Northwest 19th Street and 31st Avenue. “This is not a way to tell people,” Angel Guillaume, his sister-in-law, said as Jacsaint’s mother cried. Loved ones told Local 10 that Jacsaint nearly died in a car wreck two years ago. There is also a GoFundMe set up to help the family pay for Jacsaint’s funeral.

LAUDERHILL, Fla. – One person was killed during an overnight shooting in Lauderhill. Police said the fatal shooting took place right in the middle of the Lauderhill Point apartment complex off Northwest 19th Street and 31st Avenue. They said the shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. According to police, a 911 call came in regarding possible shots fired and officers quickly responded. Authorities have not said whether they have anyone in custody or if they are searching for a suspect.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released new surveillance video Tuesday that shows two men breaking into a vehicle prior to committing an armed robbery that turned fatal. The incidents occurred Oct. 16 and detectives are hoping the newly acquired video helps someone recognize the men involved in the crimes. According to police, the fatal armed robbery occurred shortly before 2 a.m. that Friday in the parking lot of One West Sunrise Boulevard. Surveillance video shows one of the robbers holding a teenager at gunpoint and demanding he hand over his jewelry while a second robber tried to rob the other victim, authorities said. Police said the second thief shot the second victim multiple times and both robbers then ran to a nearby vehicle and fled the area.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A 23-year-old man was shot to death last week during an armed robbery in Fort Lauderdale, authorities confirmed on Monday. According to Fort Lauderdale police, the incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. Friday in the parking lot of One West Sunrise Boulevard. Police said officers responded to the area regarding a ShotSpotter alert when they received a 911 call about the robbery and shooting. Police said the second thief shot the second victim multiple times and both robbers then ran to a nearby vehicle and fled the area. The teen was not injured during the robbery and is not being identified because he is a minor.