Three suspects have been taken into custody following a deadly shooting in Pompano Beach that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy and injured three others. The incident unfolded in broad daylight on March 25, around 5 p.m., on the 1800 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard—a stretch of road now stained by frequent violence, as reported by Hoodline Miami.
According to authorities, the young victim, John Zetrenne of North Lauderdale, succumbed to his injuries after being found with gunshot wounds, the Broward Sheriff's Office confirms, what is said to be a confrontation turned deadly when multiple assailants opened fire in front of a business, surveillance video showed the chilling moment of the attack, which was later obtained by NBC6 Miami. Arrest warrants for the suspects, identified as Christan Moore, 21, Devonte Lowe, 18, and Kyle Robinson, 19, include charges of first-degree murder with a firearm and three counts of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm; they have since been booked into BSO's Main Jail.
Deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to the harrowing scene following reports of gunfire. They discovered the critically injured teenager and despite prompt attempts to save his life, he was pronounced dead at Broward Health North, these tragic details highlighted in a somber report by Hoodline Miami. The other victims were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, shedding light on the unpredictable and often indiscriminate nature of such violent confrontations.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have launched an extensive investigation to untangle the web of circumstances behind this fatal encounter, they work diligently to understand why these young men, now suspects in a deadly crime, would unleash such havoc upon unsuspecting individuals, prompting a community once more to grapple with the senseless loss of youth and tranquility—as detailed by WSVN. Moore was taken into custody on April 6, Lowe, and Robinson were arrested shortly after on April 7, all accused of playing a role in a fatal altercation that transformed a regular city block into a grim crime scene.
The BSO continues to seek the public's assistance in gathering more information about the case, urging anyone with insights to reach out to Broward Crime Stoppers, reminding that anonymity and a possible reward are offered for valuable contributions that could aid in the investigation, as per Hoodline Miami. The detectives and the local community at large remain enveloped in the aftermath of this tragedy, as they await closure and justice for the young life cut short and the others altered forever by gunfire on an otherwise ordinary March day in Pompano Beach.
