Man claims "self-defense" in deadly shooting on I-95 in Oakland Park, BSO says
FORT LAUDERDALE - A fight at a Pompano Beach residence led to a deadly shooting on I-95 in Oakland Park on Sunday, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Just before 6:15 p.m., the sheriff's office received a call about the shooting on southbound I-95, just north of Oakland Park Boulevard, prompting deputies, the Florida Highway Patrol, Oakland Park Fire Rescue and Fort Lauderdale Police to respond.
First responders found Xavier Williams, 35, who had been shot in the neck. He was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, where he later died.
According to BSO spokeswoman Miranda Grossman, the preliminary investigation reveals that a physical altercation occurred between Williams and a woman at a residence in Pompano Beach prior to the shooting.
After the altercation, the woman and another man left the scene in a separate vehicle. Sometime later, a shooting occurred between the two parties on the highway.
"The subjects were in two different cars and how this shooting happened, detectives are not releasing that yet," Grossman said. She added, "The adult female and the male remained on the scene and cooperated with detectives and the interview with them is ongoing."
Detectives said that during questioning, the man claimed the shooting was in self-defense.
Once the investigation is completed, the findings will be handed over to the Broward County State Attorney's Office to determine whether criminal charges will be filed.
Grossman urged anyone near the scene around 6 p.m. Sunday or anyone with information that could assist investigators to contact the sheriff's office.
This incident marks the third shooting in the past two months where people have been shot on a South Florida highway.
On January 10, BSO reported that Rondrica Davis was shot in the head in a road rage incident while she was a passenger in a car traveling westbound on I-595 near Hiatus Road.
The shooter was reportedly in a black pickup truck that came up behind her vehicle at a high rate of speed.
On November 25 of last year, a woman was shot in the neck while driving southbound on I-95 near N.W. 135th Street in Northwest Miami-Dade. Her 5-year-old son was in the back seat during the incident. According to her attorney, she was apparently caught in crossfire between two groups.
Both women have been recovering since their respective shootings.
As investigators continue piecing together the circumstances surrounding Sunday's fatal shooting, authorities are asking the public to help with any additional information that could shed light on the case.
