SUNRISE, Fla. — A suspect was taken into custody after police say a shooting at a Sunrise apartment complex left an elderly man dead overnight Wednesday.
Sunrise police said officers responded around 12:18 a.m. to reports of gunfire on Sunrise Lakes Boulevard near Pine Island Road and Oakland Park Boulevard.
Police said that when officers arrived, they found 70-year-old Winston Murphy dead at the scene.
Investigators later revealed Murphy was an amputee who used a wheelchair.
Police said the suspect, who they identified on Thursday as Kanhai Wilson, was apprehended in Dania Beach with assistance from the Broward Sheriff’s Office after fleeing the area following the shooting.
Authorities said Wilson is facing one count each of murder with a dangerous, depraved mind without premeditation, fleeing and eluding, and resisting arrest.
On Wednesday morning, a Local 10 News crew observed Sunrise police detaining a man who was allegedly arguing with officers. That man identified himself as the caretaker of the victim, though it was not immediately clear whether he faces charges.
About 13 miles away in Dania Beach, a Local 10 News crew spotted Sunrise police surrounding a purple Chevrolet sedan. Police sources told Local 10 News the vehicle was connected to the shooting as investigators tracked down the Wilson and took him into custody.
Police said the incident appears to be isolated and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
No other details about the shooting were immediately released.
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