POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of 21-year-old Fred Vilbrun and 18-year-old Jamiel Willis in connection to a non-fatal triple shooting that occurred in Pompano Beach last December.
The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. Dec. 6 near the 1700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
According to BSO spokeswoman Gerdy St. Louis, one victim told detectives that several people approached him as he was walking in the area and they got into a verbal altercation.
“According to the victim, when he began to walk away, three of the unknown individuals lifted their waistbands and revealed their guns,” St. Louis said in a news release. “That’s when the victim says he pulled out his gun and fired in self-defense as the subjects fired back.”
Surveillance video of the incident shows the victim walking on the sidewalk when he is approached by five people.
Moments later, gunfire erupts and the five people are seen fleeing the area.
Three people were hit during the shootout, according to detectives – the victim, an innocent bystander and another male subject.
Pompano Beach Fire Rescue personnel transported the bystander to an area hospital for treatment. The other two wounded in the shootout arrived at the hospital on their own.
All three suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
Through investigative methods, investigators identified Willis and Vilbrun as two of the five individuals involved in the shooting.
St. Louis said on Jan. 19, Vilbrun was taken into custody by BSO’s V.I.P.E.R. (Violence Intervention Proactive Enforcement Response) Unit detectives near the exact location where the shooting took place.
She also confirmed that Willis was taken into custody on Monday, Jan. 29, by BSO V.I.P.E.R. Unit detectives in Deerfield Beach.
According to jail records, Vilbrun faces one count each of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and two counts of probation violation associated with narcotics.
Detectives said Willis faces one count each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Anyone with information about the shootout is asked to call BSO Violent Crimes Detective Lacey Fitzpatrick at 954-321-4200 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch app.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), online at browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477) from any cellphone in the United States.