LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Lauderhill police are investigating a fatal triple shooting that occurred Sunday night at a strip mall.
According to authorities, officers responded to the area of 5001 N. University Drive at 10:42 p.m. Sunday after receiving a 911 call from a man who had been shot in the arm and leg.
Police said the victim was found lying in the rear of a business and informed officers that he had been shot a short distance away, at 5200 N. University Dr.
According to police, officers went to that location and found another man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
He has since been identified as 20-year-old Brandon Spells.
Police were later informed that a third victim, a woman, arrived at Florida Medical Center with a single gunshot wound to the leg.
Both surviving victims were transported to Broward Health Medical Center to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Spells’ mother, in a message to Local 10 News’ Ian Margol, said her son was loved by many and that he had gone back to school to be a nurse and was working full-time. She said her son “was killed by some hateful people.”
Police said the motive behind the triple shooting is unclear and they do not have any description of the shooter or shooters at this time.
Anyone with further information is asked to call the Lauderhill Police Department or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.