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Man, 21, accused of fatally shooting his father in Pembroke Pines

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Authorities arrested a 21-year-old man Saturday who is accused of fatally shooting his father in Pembroke Pines, according to police.

It happened around 10 a.m. near the 600 block of Southwest 68th Terrace.

Police investigating after a man was hospitalized following a shooting in Pembroke Pines. (WPLG)

According to Pembroke Pines police, officers said after arriving at the scene they found Horace Antonio Atkins Sr., 41, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Authorities said Pembroke Pines Fire Rescue transported Atkins to Memorial Regional Hospital where he was later pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.

A Local 10 News crew spotted a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue vehicle at the scene of the shooting.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue car was at the scene of a shooting in Pembroke Pines. (WPLG)

Pembroke Pines police said the suspect, 21-year-old Horace Antonio Atkins Jr., was located in Miami Gardens soon after the shooting and was taken into custody.

No other information has been released at this time.


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

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