Jaycees Hall manager says baby shower hosts don’t know identity of 2 dead, 2 injured in Broward

Hollywood detectives investigate double homicide

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Debra Gronvold, the manager of Hollywood Jaycees Hall, said they were hosting a baby shower on Saturday that went on until Sunday morning when gunshots rang out outside in the parking lot. The shooting killed two and injured two others, police said.

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Police officers found one person dead in the parking lot at 2930 Hollywood Boulevard, and the second victim died at Memorial Regional Hospital.

“It wasn’t a crazy party,” Gronvold said during a news conference.

According to Deanna Bettineschi, a spokeswoman for the Hollywood Police Department, police officers found the first shooting victim dead shortly after 1:30 a.m., and fire rescue personnel took three injured to Memorial Regional Hospital.

“We’re not sure if it was a friend, a guest of the clients ... they don’t know who it was,” Gronvold said.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call the Hollywood Police Department at 954-764-4357, 954-967-4567, or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 to remain anonymous.

Related story: 2 dead, 2 injured in Broward after party turns into tragedy at event hall’s parking lot

Local 10 News Reporter Joseph Ojo and Assignment Desk Editor Joyce Grace Ortega contributed to this report.


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