Shooting/Homicide – WPB 04/02/23

Deputies patrolling in the 2800 block of North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, heard what appeared to be gunshots. Upon arrival to the area, no victims were located.  A short time later, PBSO dispatch received a call from WPB PD/FHP that victims of a shooting were found in a vehicle on Interstate 95 northbound just south of 45th Street.  Deputies arrived on scene to find one victim inside the vehicle deceased, a second victim suffering from gunshot wound(s) and a third victim uninjured. The injured victim was transported to a local hospital to be treated for non-life threatening injures. The uninjured victim advised deputies that he and the other occupants/victims were in the area of the plaza where the gun shots were previously heard. 

Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division arrived on scene to investigate this shooting as a Homicide.  Suspect information and the motive of this shooting is unknown at this time.

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