Boy, 16, identified in fatal shooting
Three adults wounded in incident Monday in Pompano Beach
A 16-year-old boy died Monday evening after a shooting in Pompano Beach that injured three others, officials said.
The Broward Sheriff ’s Office identified the boy Tuesday as John Zetrenne, of North Lauderdale. The three other victims are adults: Emmanuel Francois, 31, of Lauderhill; Petenson Nicolas, 30, of Pompano Beach; and Elijah Gustave, 21, of Pompano Beach.
The shooting took place about 5 p.m. outside of a business at 1780 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., deputies said in an updated news release Tuesday. The site is home to a small shopping plaza containing a beauty supply store and a chicken wing restaurant.
The group was standing outside of one of the businesses when they were approached by multiple people who began shooting at them, according to the release. Homicide and Crime Scene detectives are “investigating the motive for the shootings and attempting to determine who is responsible,” the Sheriff ’s Office said.
When deputies arrived, they saw Zetrenne on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue took him to Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach in critical condition, said Sandra King, a spokesperson for the fire department. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, the Sheriff ’s Office had said in a news release shortly before 8:30 p.m. Monday.
The three others who were shot were taken to a hospital by a “private vehicle,” the Sheriff ’s Office said. They are all expected to survive.
Three people were injured in a shootout in December near Monday’s shooting, in the 1700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Two men were arrested in January in connection with the shooting, and one of the alleged
shooters is a member of the “1800 BLK Boyz,” which is a gang in the area, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Decades ago, police established a “special problems tactical unit” at an outreach center in an attempt to reduce the specific block’s crime-ridden notoriety.
Authorities ask anyone with information to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.