Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
A three-year-old girl was shot and killed in a Tamarac hotel on Saturday morning, authorities said.
Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an Extended Stay Hotel located in the 3000 block of West Commercial Boulevard after receiving a call of a shooting around 8:20 a.m.
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The deputies found a child suffering from a gunshot wound.
Tamarac Fire Rescue responded to the scene but paramedics pronounced the child dead on scene, according to the statement. Broward Sheriff's Office detectives did confirm the child was a 3-year-old girl.
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Officials said the girl had been accompanied by a woman at the hotel.
BSO investigators detained two occupants of a U-HAUL truck located in Lauderhill in connection with the fatal shooting, but they were later released, officials said.
According to BSO, no arrests have been made and no further details were available.
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BSO detectives are investigating how the shooting started and are asking the public for help.
Anyone with information is asked to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.
Stay tuned with NBC6 for more updates on this developing story.
