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Delray Beach police investigating double homicide

Delray Beach police investigating double homicide
AND THAT INCREASING TEMPERATURES. THAT AND A LOOK AT THE TROPICS COMING UP. MARK: DEVELOPING STORY OUT OF DELRAY BEACH. POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD. TIFFANY: THE SUSPECT IS STILL AT-LARGE. THE SHOOTING OCCURRED DURING A COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY. JOSSIE: WHAT WE KNOW IS TWO MEN WERE SHOT AND KILLED RIGHT HERE IN DELRAY BEACH. WE ARE ALONG SOUTHWEST 3RD AVENUE AND SOUTHWEST 2ND STREET. THIS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. BULLIES HAVE BEEN -- POLICE HAVE BEEN OUT HERE INVESTIGATING WHAT TOOK PLACE. THAT IS STILL UNCLEAR. THERE ARE EVIDENCE MARKERS THROUGHOUT THE GROUND THAT THEY JUST STARTED TO PICK UP. WE ARE TOLD THEY HAVE BEEN SIFTING THROUGH A FEW DIFFERENT AREAS. THERE IS A HOME TO THE LEFT. THERE IS ANOTHER AREA NEXT TO IT AND OTHER CARS THAT HAVE BEEN TAPED OFF. DELRAY BEACH POLICE SAY IT HAPPENED AT THE 100 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST 3RD AVENUE. A MAN DIED AT THE SCENE AND ANOTHER MAN WAS SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. UNFORTUNATELY, HE DIDN’T MAKE IT. >> THIS WAS A COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE. AT SOME POINT THERE WERE GUNSHOTS. THIS IS NOT A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SUSPECT WHO FIRED THE SHOTS POSSIBLY KNEW THE VICTIMS IN THIS CASE. JOSSIE: ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT. REPORTING FROM DELRA
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Delray Beach police investigating double homicide
Two people are dead after a late-night shooting in Delray Beach Monday.Delray Beach police are investigating a double homicide that happened in the 100 block of SW Third Avenue.Stay informed: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsPolice responded to a call at 11:44 a.m. A man died at the scene and another man died at the hospital, according to police.“This was a community block party there were hundreds of people here and at some point there were gunshots," Ted White, spokesman, Delray Beach Police Department said. "This was not a random occurrence, we do believe that the suspect who fired the shots possibly knew the victims in this case."Police said there is no suspect in custody at this time, however they do not believe the public is in danger. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Megan Vickery at 561-243-7805.Follow us on social: Facebook | Twitter | InstagramThis is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

Two people are dead after a late-night shooting in Delray Beach Monday.

Delray Beach police are investigating a double homicide that happened in the 100 block of SW Third Avenue.

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Police responded to a call at 11:44 a.m. A man died at the scene and another man died at the hospital, according to police.

“This was a community block party there were hundreds of people here and at some point there were gunshots," Ted White, spokesman, Delray Beach Police Department said. "This was not a random occurrence, we do believe that the suspect who fired the shots possibly knew the victims in this case."

Police said there is no suspect in custody at this time, however they do not believe the public is in danger. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Megan Vickery at 561-243-7805.

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This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.