Man charged with murder after triple shooting and Amber Alert in Tamarac, BSO says
TAMARAC - A man is facing additional murder charges after three people, including the man's wife, were found dead in Tamarac on Sunday and an Amber Alert was issued for his 4-year-old daughter, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Nathan Gingles, 43, was originally charged with violating an injunction regarding no contact with his daughter, Seraphina Gingles, and her mother, 34-year-old Mary Catherine Gingles.
Now, according to the sheriff's office, he's facing three counts of first-degree murder with a firearm and violation of a restraining order.
Death investigation led to Amber Alert
Around 6 a.m. Sunday, the sheriff's office said they received a call about a shooting in in 9700 block of North Grand Duke Circle.
When deputies arrived, they found a man who had died from a gunshot wound on the back patio of a home at 5897 North Plum Bay Parkway, according to the sheriff's office. The man has been identified as 64-year-old David Pozner, Mary Gingles' father.
As part of their investigation, authorities learned that Seraphina Gingles was taken from the home and an Amber Alert was activated.
According to the Amber Alert, Seraphina was believed to have been taken by Nathan Gingles in a 2016 silver BMW X3 with the Texas license plate 5DV2950 that was last seen heading east on West Commercial Boulevard.
The sheriff's office said at the time, it was believed that Seraphina's mother Mary Gingles was with them.
Shortly after 11 a.m., Nathan and Seraphina Gingles were found when deputies with the sheriff's office Violence Intervention Proactive Enforcement Response (V.I.P.E.R.) team located the BMW near a Walmart Supercenter on West McNab Road in North Lauderdale.
However, Mary Gingles was not with them. A neighbor said that after the shooting of her father she ran to the neighbor's house for help.
Sunday afternoon, Mary Gingles was found shot dead inside a home at 5888 North Plum Bay Parkway, just a block away from where her father was found, according to the sheriff's office.
Andrew Ferrin, 36, was also found dead in the home from a gunshot wound, authorities said.
A sheriff's dive team searched a nearby canal and located a firearm that is believed to the weapon used in the crimes.
Mary Gingles had filed a restraining order against Nathan Gingles last February after a domestic violence incident and also filed for divorce.
