MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was pulled from a partially submerged vehicle, along with a baby who was unharmed, from a Pompano Beach canal early Wednesday morning.
BSO said they were called to the scene and arrived at around 2:30 a.m. where they found a Chevrolet Camaro in a canal on Northwest 8th Street and NW 10th Avenue.
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Police said the woman had suffered a gunshot wound. She was taken to Broward Health North Hospital where she was pronounced dead. The infant, a baby girl, was removed from the vehicle unharmed.
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Authorities said the infant was not the victim’s child and was turned over to relatives.
Police continue to investigate how the woman was shot and the car ended up in a canal.
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Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS (8477) or online at browardcrimestoppers.org.
