COOPER CITY, Fla. – A Margate firefighter was arrested last week for his role in a Super Bowl Sunday shooting in Cooper City. The off-duty firefighter, identified as Margate Fire Rescue Lt. Lorne Brown, 39, is the alleged gunman in the shooting, which took place during a block party for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2. After the shooting, Lorne Brown told responding deputies he was concerned for the children and party goers, that they could be hit by passing cars. We should’ve killed you,’” Simeon Brown told Local 10 News. Lorne Brown is facing multiple charges, including first-degree attempted murder and aggravated assault with a firearm.

COOPER CITY, Fla. – Margate Fire Rescue Lt. Lorne Brown, 39, appeared in bond court Friday, a day after he was arrested in connection with a block party shooting that occurred on Super Bowl Sunday. The victim, Simeon Brown, 22, said he was driving to his girlfriend’s house in Cooper City on Sunday when the incident occurred. According to Hankerson, Lorne Brown and another neighbor approached the victim’s vehicle with their guns drawn when he returned to the area. Shortly after, Lorne Brown fired into the car, striking Simeon Brown in the arm, Hankerson said. Hankerson said the victim’s car continued driving through the block party and hit several cars before stopping in a resident’s yard.

COOPER CITY, Fla. – A Margate Fire Rescue lieutenant was arrested Thursday in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday during a Super Bowl block party in Cooper City, authorities confirmed. A spokesperson from his department confirmed Lorne Brown, 39, has been suspended with pay. Lorne Brown, 39, is accused of shooting a man during a Super Bowl block party in Cooper City. (BSO/WPLG)The victim, Simeon Brown, 22, said he was driving to his girlfriend’s house Sunday when the incident occurred. He is expected to be OK.Margate Fire Rescue officials said Lorne Brown has been with the department since Aug. 16, 2004.