FORT LAUDERDALE – A man who reportedly shot a woman before turning the gun on himself in a tragic murder-suicide in Tamarac earlier this week has been identified.
Broward sheriff’s deputies were sent to a townhome in the 5800 block of Hampton Hills Boulevard early Thursday after a 911 hang-up call.
Arriving deputies were able to contact a juvenile who was on the second floor. When they entered, they found the bodies of a man and woman on the kitchen floor.
The man was identified as 39-year-old Russell Gardner.
According to detectives, preliminary information reveals that the woman was shot multiple times, and Gardner had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Four children, ranging from 5 months old to 11 years old were also found inside the residence, they were unharmed.
