RAW: AUthorities respond to the scene of a death investigation in Weston on Feb. 9, 2024. Officials said a person is dead and a deputy was hospitalized after a “chemical substance’ was found inside a car.
A person is dead and a deputy was hospitalized after a "chemical substance" was found inside a car near Weston on Friday, officials said.
Broward Sheriff's Office officials said the incident began when deputies responded to a home in the 5500 block of North Ocean Drive in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea to do a welfare check on a possible missing person.
No one was at the home but deputies learned the person's car was possibly near the 31000 block of Everglades Parkway near Weston.
A deputy responded and found the person inside the car with a "chemical substance," officials said.
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The person was pronounced dead at the scene and the deputy who responded was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution.
Officials didn't release the identity of the person who died or any other details on what the substance could be.
The incident remains under investigation.
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