Gun violence

Family says Plantation man was shot, killed by stepson, who is still on the loose

Plantation police said Saturday afternoon that the investigation on West Sunrise Boulevard and NW 65th Avenue was a "domestic incident."

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Family confirms to NBC6 that a man shot and killed in Plantation on Saturday was the suspect's stepfather. That subject is still at-large.

Plantation police said Saturday afternoon that the investigation on West Sunrise Boulevard and NW 65th Avenue was a "domestic incident." They later said the shooting was fatal.

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According to relatives, the victim is Clayous Peart, who went by Paul.

Peart’s son told NBC6 his father was married to his wife more than 20 years. He describes his father as a family man.

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“If he saw me he would stop, put the window down, hi Bill, hi Paul, how you doing,” Yarrow said.

Clayous Peart
Family of Clayous Peart
Clayous Peart

Authorities have not confirmed what may have led to the gunfire. They said they were actively searching for the shooter, who they have identified but not named publicly.

Multiple police perimeters closed the West Sunrise Boulevard and NW 65th Avenue in all directions, as authorities used a K-9 and helicopter to find the shooter.

Neighbors of the Apple Creek community told NBC6 that officers were in their yards searching for that suspect.

"I went outside. 'Can I help you?' [The officer] says, 'Get back inside, there's somebody we're looking for,'" the president of the homeowner's association said.

He described the victim as "an outstanding person, very friendly."

Police said the subject they were searching for was armed, and residents should stay inside until further notice.

NBC6 has reached out to police to receive an update on their search.

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