A man died during a shooting early Saturday morning in Dania Beach, deputies said.

As the national debate over Black history continues, one aspect of the legacy of race in America is undergoing something of a rebirth: Black cemeteries that were established in the era of segregation.

A fugitive’s attempt to get away from Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies ended when he climbed a large tree in a cemetery on Monday in Dania Beach.

A special ceremony was held Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery in Coral Gables in observance of Memorial Day.

Hikers discovered his mountainside grave and unearthed the skeleton in 2019, leading authorities to retrieve the bones and return them to the Matsumura family. Giichi Matsumura, who signed up for the World War I draft, registered again on Feb. 14, 1942. Under an April 20, 1942 order, the Matsumura family had about a week to leave their life in the canyon behind. Exactly what happened to Giichi Matsumura remains unknown. Shumyo Kojima, a Buddhist priest, assembled a small altar with a framed photo of Giichi Matsumura in front of the box containing his remains.

Lilah Matsumura, 11, prays for for her great-grandfather, Giichi Matsumura, during a memorial service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Santa Monica, Calif., Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Giichi Matsumura, who signed up for the World War I draft, registered again on Feb. 14, 1942. Under an April 20, 1942 order, the Matsumura family had about a week to leave their life in the canyon behind. Exactly what happened to Giichi Matsumura remains unknown. “It wasn’t a huge mystery,” Ranger Patricia Biggs told Lori Matsumura in February last year.