An 80-year-old man apparently shot and killed another man and a woman before turning the gun on himself at a home in a Pompano Beach retirement community, authorities said. NBC6’s Marissa Bagg reports
An 80-year-old man apparently shot and killed another man and a woman before turning the gun on himself at a home in a Pompano Beach retirement community, authorities said.
Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said deputies responded to a welfare check call at a home in the Leisureville community near the 300 block of South Golf Boulevard at around 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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WATCH HEREDeputies found two vehicles in the driveway and a mailbox that was overflowing with mail, officials said.
Surveillance video showed a deputy looking for a way to get in the home before three people were found dead inside with apparent gunshot wounds.
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In a statement Thursday, officials identified the shooter as 80-year-old James Sheridan.
Sheridan appeared to have shot the man and woman before shooting himself, officials said.
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Authorities haven't released the identities of the two victims, but neighbors told NBC6 Sheridan lived there with his wife and son.
“It’s nerve-wracking because everything is going crazy this year," neighbor Jaime Selleck said. "It’s terrible because it’s a family. It hurts because they’re near us and you never know what could happen around here."
Neighbors said the family worked together at a nearby thrift store. A note on the door of the thrift store said it would be closed until further notice.
Pompano Beach Animal Control was at the house Thursday to remove a cat from the home that's believed to be a family pet.
"The neighbors were very quiet people. We saw them coming and going, just a wave. Nobody really knew them. They lived here renting for about a year," neighbor Lauren Goltz said. "These people have been here like a year and they’re like strangers."
The incident remains under investigation.
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