A man was found dead inside a car in the parking lot of a shopping plaza in Pembroke Pines, according to police. Officers responded to the commercial center on North University Drive, where investigators say there are no active safety concerns for the surrounding area even as a portion of the lot remains temporarily closed during the investigation.
The plaza sits at 2209 N. University Drive, according to police, as first reported by WPLG Local 10. The available report identifies the location as a shopping plaza, where an investigation was underway.
Police have not released additional details about the man's identity, the circumstances of his death, or how long he may have been in the vehicle before he was found. The department said only that a portion of the shopping plaza parking lot would be temporarily closed while the investigation continues, according to the same report from the station.
The Medical Examiner's General Role
Broward County records refer to deaths defined by Florida Statute § 406.11 in connection with the county's District 17 Medical Examiner's Office. The medical examiner's office maintains a dedicated Investigations Division that handles death scene response, evidence procurement, and decedent transport from public sites like commercial parking lots to county forensic facilities, according to Broward County records.
Separately, the available material does not provide reporting requirements or penalties for unattended deaths. It also does not provide a timeline for toxicological testing or a formal cause of death for the man found in Pembroke Pines, according to the linked PubMed material.
A Previous Investigation Along University Drive
In February, officers cordoned off a section near University Drive following a pre-dawn shooting on nearby Johnson Street, issuing a statement at the time that no ongoing threat existed while they collected scene evidence, Hoodline previously reported on the Johnson Street case. The Johnson Street case was another investigation along the corridor.
The supplied material does not establish staffing figures for the Pembroke Pines Police Department, population rankings or a population figure for the city, larceny-theft totals for 2024 and 2025, or a Hoodline report about a Publix meat theft.
No further details have been released about the man found dead in the vehicle, and police have not indicated when the investigation or the portion of the closed parking lot might reopen.
