Sun Sentinel Broward Edition

Three shot outside Deerfield nightclub; gunman escapes

- By Wayne K. Roustan and Joe Cavaretta Staff writers

Three

people

were

shot and wounded outside a nightclub in Deerfield Beach and Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit detectives are trying to determine sible.

It happened about 4 a.m. Monday at the Tropicante club at 4250 N. Dixie Hwy.,

who

is

respon- said Sheriff’s spokeswoma­n Dani Moschella.

“Two of them were sitting in a car and one was standing outside of the car when they were shot,” she said. “The nightclub was closing and they were right around the corner from the nightclub they had come from.”

Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue took the three wounded people to Broward Health North Medical Center for treatment.

“Fortunatel­y, their injuries were not life threatenin­g,” Moschella said. “[Detectives] are trying to determine who actually fired the shots.”

Detectives are asking anyone with informatio­n about the incident to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or go online to browardcri­mestoppers.org.

 ?? JOE CAVARETTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPH­ER ?? Three people were shot and wounded outside the Tropicante nightclub in Deerfield Beach about 4 a.m. on June 22, 2015
JOE CAVARETTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPH­ER Three people were shot and wounded outside the Tropicante nightclub in Deerfield Beach about 4 a.m. on June 22, 2015

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